Nullification and Secession in the United States: A History of the Six Attempts During the First Century of the RepublicA study of sucession and nullification movements in the United States from the nullification resolutions of 1798 to the American Civil War. Powell proposes that the secession of the southern states in 1861 was not a unique event in American history, but the culmination of a tradition as old as the nation. Indeed, he argues, it was an expression of the "intense individualism which was the most potent factor in the creation of the republic" (Preface). Sensitive to the continued animosity between the North and South, Powell hoped that the historical context provided by his study would help to promote a spirit of reconciliation. The six attempts at nullification and secession that he examines are: - the Nullification Resolutions of 1798 - the plot for a northern confederacy (1803-1804) - the Burr plot (1805-1806) - New England nullification and the Hartford Convention (1812-1814) - South Carolina's attempts at nullification (1832) - the secession of 11 states and creation of the confederacy (1861). |
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... especially in New England , devoted to England — The Jay Treaty with Great Britain - Hamilton clashes with President Adams - Passage of partisan measures by Federals in 50 Congress - The new Naturalization law - The Alien and vii.
... Adams opposes and establishes a treaty with France - The Federal party rent into fragments . APPENDIX TO CHAPTER II .— ( 1 ) The Alien Act , June 25 , 1798. ( 2 ) The Sedition Act , July 14 , 1798 . ( 3 ) The Virginia Resolutions ...
... Adams declared that " he ran away " to avoid responsibility . This Congress , the first in American history , issued a protest against offensive taxation , and dissolved . The Stamp Act was soon rescinded by Parliament as a consequence ...
... Adams , answering the question , Did every member of Congress on the 4th of July , 1776 , in fact cordially approve of the Declaration of Independence , replied : " Majorities were constantly against it . For many days the majority ...
... Adams , Dr. Franklin , Roger Sher- man , Robert R. Livingston , and Thomas Jefferson were appointed a committee to draft a Declaration to be considered on July 1st . On that day the delegates from South Carolina and Pennsylvania voted ...
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June 25 1798 2 The Sedition Act July 14 1798 | 97 |
CHAPTER III | 105 |
ugees in New York 2 Letter of Hamilton to | 150 |
PAGE | 153 |
tory to the United States Senate 2 President Jef | 198 |
SOUTH CAROLINA NULLIFICATION IN 1832 | 241 |
Proposal of Canning 2 President Monroes Mes | 294 |
CHAPTER VII | 328 |
CONCLUDING | 435 |
from Hon T M Cooley on Centralization 2 | 449 |