Conflict over States Rights Jackson Struggled to keep Southern States from breaking away from the Union over the issue of Tariffs.

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms  Tariff of Abominations  Doctrine of Nullification  Webster-Hayne Debate  Secession Key People  John C. Calhoun  Daniel Webster

Trouble in Paradise  Legislators in the Northeast, South, and West argued over the sale of public land, internal improvements, and tariffs  The Northeast wanted land prices to rise but westerners wanted cheap land to attract settlers  More Settlers in the West would mean more political power for the west

No Tariffs, ands, or buts  The Northeast and west wanted to improve transportation to improve trade, the south opposed the improvements funded through tariffs  The north favored tariffs to improve industrial trade making foreign goods more expensive  The South opposed the Tariffs because they raised the prices of foreign goods the south depended on

No Free trade  When J.Q. Adams raised tariffs the south was hurt because their low priced cotton could buy less goods  The Tariff of Abominations was seen as a way of the Northeast controlling economic policy  The Tariffs led the south to vote for Jackson and end J.Q. Adams run at President

You ain’t nothin’ but a Calhoun-dog  As South Carolina’s economy struggled, the tariffs almost forced them to leave the Nation  Using the Doctrine of Nullification developed by Jefferson, a state could ignore any legislation it found unconstitutional  John C. Calhoun believed that congress had no right to make a tariff to favor one region over another  Calhoun believed the states had the right to judge whether a law made by congress was unconstitutional and published his beliefs anonymously

The Great Debate  Calhoun’s Argument strengthened the debate over strong central government vs. States Rights  Daniel Webster and Robert Y. Hayne would take part in the Webster-Hayne Debates over Nullification  Hayne argued states had the right to Nullify laws to maintain their freedom and limit the power of the Federal Government

Heel Turn  Jackson had not commented on the issue of states rights until a dinner to honor Thomas Jefferson  Jackson would Turn his back on Calhoun and support the Federal Government  Calhoun would press for states rights and become Jackson’s Political Enemy in the process

Splits-ville?  Jackson opposed the Doctrine of Nullification and worked to lower tariffs, but South Carolina, still threatened secession  Angered, Jackson threatened to use force to make sure federal laws were followed  After the 1832 election a compromise tariff was passed and South Carolina stayed in the Union

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