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Compare And Contrast The Tension Between North And South

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The growing support for nullification was quite obvious during the days of the Jackson Administration, as events such as the Webster-Hayne Debate, Tariff of 1832, Order of Nullification, and Worcester v. Georgia all made the tension grow between the North and the South. To understand this conflict and tension one must first know what made the North and South so different. The North was an industrial powerhouse, full of bustling cities, and all kinds of cultures and peoples, on the other hand was the South. The South was seen as unadvanced and prehistoric to the Northerners, as the South relied heavily on the growth of cotton to fuel their economy, giving them their name , “King Cotton”. The main difference between the two were their economies. …show more content…

Daniel Webster (Massachusetts) disagreed with Robert Hayne (South Carolina), as Hayne was wanting the states (mostly the southern) to be able to dispute federal laws or rulings, and also to be able to put them aside. This was a want of his because many of the farmers in the South wanted to get the cheaper lands in the west, where slavery was fought to be banned. Since the South relied on slavery so much, Hayne thought that they should be able to practice slavery in the Western lands since it was so monumental, and he believed heavily in state’s rights, leading him into thinking the federal government shouldn’t have so much control over the states. Webster on the other hand thought differently, as Webster (being from the North) wanted slavery to not even have a chance to make an appearance in the West, as well as he believed in a more central government that had control over the states. The debate was really a race to make an alliance with the West, in the end, Webster and the North came out victorious. Webster’s ability to twist and to use words ultimately was the defeat of Hayne. This defeat led to all of the South’s hopes and dreams of forming an alliance with the West evaporate, leading to more resentment towards the …show more content…

Georgia. This case was over the fact that Georgia had completely ignored the Federal Government’s rulings, and they took the Cherokee Nation. Andrew Jackson did nothing to force Georgia into obeying the rule of the court, giving legitimacy to Georgia’s state rights. This would later come back around, as South Carolina would use this as an argument to justify their nullification in the early 1830s, which action did take action with, riding down there with federal troops to calm down the public and to put them back in order. This case really showed how much disregard the (Southern) states had for the federal government and their rulings, and it was a big move. Overall, this move proved to cause more conflict than it did resolve, as this fueled the rebellious South Carolina in the latter years into more intense emotions of wanting a secession. This was a big event, due to the fact that it showed how strongly the South believed in their own rights, by disregarding the Federal Government they show early acts of treason, and they could not predict how many lives would be lost in the conflict between the two regions, and how impactful the war would be, changing the nation for the rest of the

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Nullification was a controversial constitutional theory started by John C. Calhoun. He came up with the idea because he believed the tariff of 1816 was responsible for fall of South Carolinas economy. When in fact it was the exhausted farm land in the state which had caused the downfall. With his future political dreams resting on how he met this challenge in his home state he developed the theory of nullification. The theory stated that a state can suspend, within its boundaries, a federal law that was thought to be unconstitutional.

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CH 18 notes • The Mexican American war ended making Mexicans give up texas, California, and all the areas inbetween. The antislaveryites liked the Wilmot proviso because it prohibiterd slavery in any territory gained from the Mexican American war, but southern senators didn’t use the proviso. The debate of slavery in the Mexican territories caused problems between whigs and democrats along the north and south sectional lines. Popular sovereignty panacea • General Lewis Cass took over from President Polk and created popular sovereignty that appealed to the public because it was a compromise between free soilers who wanted to ban slavery and the territories who wanted to keep it. Popular sovereignty could spread the blight of slavery.

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In December, Andrew Jackson easily defeated his opponent and political enemy Henry Clay in the Presidential Election and renewed his attempts to put an end to South Carolina’s plan for nullification. Although Jackson was a Southerner and proponent of State’s Rights, he was still a man that rejected compromise and resented any and all challenges of his authority. Jackson deemed South Carolina’s actions to be illegal and sent a proposed Force Bill to Congress asking for the authority to take military action to enforce Federal laws in South Carolina. Congress approved the Bill giving Jackson the authority to send U. S. Troops and Navy ships to Charleston. Andrew Jackson was likely the first American President to openly declare that secession

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When Congress issued tariffs on foreign goods, Southerners believed that Congress favored the North since this tariff would benefit them. John Randolph spoke of this issue, arguing that Congress was being unfair since the South was not benefiting from the actions of Congress at all while the North benefited (Doc A). As for political conflict, there was a clear case of factionalism and political rivalry in 1824 (Doc I). With these conflicts amongst the varying factions and political parties, the political tension and sectionalism within America continued to grow. Accusations and anger from the South further separated them from the North, which did not contribute “good feelings” to the country at

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William W. Freehling's seminal work, "The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854," casts a spotlight on the economic disparities and sectional tensions that laid the foundation for the complex challenges faced by the nation. The South, deeply entrenched in agrarian traditions and reliant on an economy fueled by slave labor, clashed with the North's burgeoning industrialism, marked by factories, technological advancements, and a growing emphasis on wage labor. As the North embraced industrialization, it sought economic policies favoring protective tariffs to shield its nascent industries from foreign competition. On the other hand, the agrarian South, dependent on exporting cash crops such as cotton, desired free trade policies and low tariffs. These fundamental economic differences fostered a climate of tension and mistrust, setting the stage for political confrontations that would define the antebellum period.

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Daniel Webster tried to get the two sides to compromise and stay together, telling the North to let slavery stay in the south and telling the South that if they secede there will be war (Document 4). Secession was never the right answer if the Union was to be maintained. It destroyed the point of compromise and created the Civil War. When the South seceded, compromise was no longer able to help the union stay

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In President Jackson's Proclamation Regarding Nullification, Jackson states, “And, finally, the said ordinance declares that the people of South Carolina will maintain the said ordinance at every hazard, and that they will consider the passage of any act by Congress abolishing or closing the ports of the said State, or otherwise obstructing the free ingress or egress of vessels to and from the said ports, or any other act of the Federal Government to coerce the State, shut up her ports, destroy or harass her commerce, or to enforce the said acts otherwise than through the civil tribunals of the country, as inconsistent with the longer continuance of South Carolina in the Union; and that the people of the said State will thenceforth hold themselves absolved from all further obligation to maintain or preserve their political connection with the people of the other States, and will forthwith proceed to organize a separate government, and do all other acts and things which sovereign and independent States may of right do.” (1832). Jackson threatened South Carolina, in a way of taunting or daring them to secede, which struck fear into them. A compromise was made for nullification, and the topic of secession was closed for a while. This was thirty years prior to the Civil War.

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How the Civil War Came to Be Was the Civil War very “civil” at all? The Civil War had many factors that led into it but there was one major factor that started the war. Slavery was one of the biggest factors in the Civil War. There was a big issue that divided the North and South which was slavery. The wide spread of slavery was a big deal to most Americans; but some were not the biggest fans of the concept.

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As the antebellum Americans made several advancements in technological innovations, this helped the North overcome the South agriculturally. With the new inventions such as the cotton gin, the reaper, the steel tipped plow, and new ways to revive unfertile soil, the North had many advantages to aid them while they were gone to war. As these new inventions were created each had an impact on how and why the differences between the North and South came to be. Although the creation of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney improved the South’s economy it also made the South more dependent on slaves.

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The nullification crisis occurred during 1832 through 1833, during the time of Andrew Jackson’s time as president. The conflict was mainly about the idea that a state could practice the act of ignoring federal law. There were also a multitude of different tariffs that had led to inevitable conflicts. The south had felt that this series of tariffs had specifically impacted their agricultural economy, as the tariffs were putting heavy taxes on all of the imported goods. Of which the government had done in order to boost manufactured goods of which primarily came from the north.

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While it turned out to be a greater amount of an issue over severance the issue emerged over taxes. High levies on imports of normal produced products made in Europe made those merchandise more costly than ones from the northern U.S., raising the costs paid by grower in the South. Southern legislators contended that duties profited northern industrialists to the detriment of southern agriculturists. Jackson felt for the southern agriculturists on this issue, however differ completely with how they approached fathoming this issue. One of the head members of the Nullification Crisis was John C. Calhoun from South Carolina.

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Howeverm, in Doc C we see that even in the northern states, they hunted down their own citizens to throw them into the life of slavery even if they were born free due to the fact that they could get money just for doing that. In cases like the Dred Scott case, he fought for his freedom which he was so blatantly denied in the court of law where the Constitution should have protected him as such. Congress tried its best to decide which way was the best to go and even when they tried to get reform on slavery, President Jefferson Davis was unhappy with the idea that congress was trying to assert their power over the states and mentioned that he thought the government was supposed to be an area where independent states could come together (doc H). This led the the seceding of South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. It was true that at this point, President Buchanan (doc G) felt that he had no real power to force the states to stay in the Union because he could not find the authority in the Constitution.

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