AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 57: Demagogue, Harpers Ferry Armory, Empresario
28 Mar 2018
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Native american tribes forced to relocate from ancestral lands west of the mississippi river. Inherent power of the federal or state governments to seize a citizen"s rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner"s consent. 1828: south carolina government began debate over nullifying the protective tariff on english imports. Nullification: supposed right of any state to declare federal law inoperative within its boundaries. Protective tariff: tax on imported goods used to increase appeal of domestic goods. 1832: south carolina government blocked the "tariff of abominations. Early 1833: jackson pushed congress to pass this bill which gave authorization to invade south carolina with the army and enforce tax payments. Even among those most opposed to slavery, few were willing to support racial equality. These supporters denounced the kansas-nebraska act as conclusive evidence that the south, no increasingly referred to as the "slave power," was bent on spreading the curse of slavery wherever possible.
