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... South derisively labelled the " Tariff of Abominations . " In opposition to it , Calhoun drew up the " South Carolina Exposition and Protest , " which elabor- ated upon the " compact " theory of Jefferson and called for nullification of ...
... South derisively labelled the " Tariff of Abominations . " In opposition to it , Calhoun drew up the " South Carolina Exposition and Protest , " which elabor- ated upon the " compact " theory of Jefferson and called for nullification of ...
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... South . The South felt uneasy about the large areas of still unsettled Louisi- ana territory that were committed to the North by the Missouri Compromise . The previous year John C. Calhoun had drawn up an “ Address of the Southern ...
... South . The South felt uneasy about the large areas of still unsettled Louisi- ana territory that were committed to the North by the Missouri Compromise . The previous year John C. Calhoun had drawn up an “ Address of the Southern ...
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... South Carolina . The South was in- censed at the insult to one of its venerable political figures , and hot southern blood reached the boiling point . Preston Brooks , a young Congressman from South Carolina , who was also a nephew to ...
... South Carolina . The South was in- censed at the insult to one of its venerable political figures , and hot southern blood reached the boiling point . Preston Brooks , a young Congressman from South Carolina , who was also a nephew to ...
Contents
American Paradox | 15 |
Tall Sucker and Little Giant | 141 |
Living Dog and Dead Lion | 173 |
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