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The main goal of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions was to push for states' rights as opposed to deference to the federal government. The Kentucky and Virginia legislatures both argued that the states had the right to declare Federal Laws unconstitutional.
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∙ 12y agothe Virginia resolution of 1789 was for independence
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What is related closely to the alien and sedition acts?
Virginia and Kentucky resolution
Why didn't Richard Henry lee attend the constitution?
Richard Henry Lee is known for the introduction of the resolution for independence from Britain (The Lee Resolution). Lee refused to sign the Constitution because it did not contain a bill of rights. He served as Virginia senator from 1789 until 1792.
What did the Kentucky and Virginia resolution mean?
The Kentucky and Virginia resolution meant that a state could assert their rights if they felt the federal government was becoming too strong. Thomas Jefferson was the person who wrote the Kentucky resolution while James Madison wrote the resolution for the state of Virginia.
Why is Virginia no longer a colony?
Virginia is a state. Since 1789 all colonies became states.
Who introduced the Virginia resolution to congress?
Patrick Henry
Who wrote the virginia resolution?
Federalist >>>>>>>>>.
Who in the Second Continental Congress introduced the resolution calling for independence?
The resolution was offered by Richard Henry Lee, as spokesman for the Virginia delegation. (Advocates of such a resolution, esp. John Adams of Massachusetts, urged Virginia to offer the resolution as a means of garnering more support from the Southern colonies.)
Who put together the Virginia Resolution?
Richard Henry Lee
Complaints addressed in the Virginia resolution?
The First Continental Congress
Who presented Virginia's resolution for independence?
Richard Henry Lee
What is List of free states?
Virginia 1788 North Carolina 1789 Kentucky 1792
What did the Virginia and Kentucky resolution of 1798 and 1799 claim?
the right to nullify
