The Federal Tariff of 1828 placed a high tariff on imported goods which was very damaging to the South because their economy relied on imports as they did not have much industry.
Spurred on by the proclamations of Vice President John C. Calhoun who declared that States did not have to comply with all Federal law, South Carolina passed a law that theoretically allowed it to nullify any Federal law that it deemed to be damaging to its interest.
President Jackson threatened to use soldiers to ensure compliance to Federal law but the crisis was averted due to negotiations led by Henry Clay.
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7. C and E 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.B 13. Successes: direct election, and creation of federal income tax, Failures: 16-to-1 silver-to-gold, government control of railroads
The Ottoman Empire. When one European power annexed a part of its crumbling power, it caused concern that they might get it all. The other European powers wanted a chance at picking it apart too.
The Columbian Exchange is marked by the exchange of plant and animal life between the Old and New Worlds. The exchanges<span> of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.</span>
