Abraham Lincoln
What are the Spot Resolutions from Abe Lincoln?
In 1847, Abraham Lincoln as a Representative from Illinois presented the Spot resolutions to the House of Representatives. President Polk was required to explain to Congress on the exact â??spotâ?? where the blood of soldiers was spilled in America soil during the Mexican War.
The author of the Kentucky Resolutions is Thomas Jefferson. He did not allow the public to know that he was the author until some many years later.
Abraham Lincoln
In 1846, President Polk declared war on Mexico stating, "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon America's soil." Abraham Lincoln, a Senator at the time, questioned whether the "spot" where blood had been shed was actually on US soil. Lincoln's "spot resolutions" were one of several resolutions passed by congress questioning and opposing the war.
Thomas Jefferson.
They were called "Spot Resolutions, which he introduced on December 22, 1847.
In 1846, President Polk declared war on Mexico stating, "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon America's soil." Abraham Lincoln, a Senator at the time, questioned whether the "spot" where blood had been shed was actually on US soil. Lincoln's "spot resolutions" were one of several resolutions passed by congress questioning and opposing the war.
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Resolutions passed in Kentucky and Virginia in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. The resolutions said that government was overstepping its bounds and violating the idea of a contract with the people. This idea of a contract was the basis for the Declaration of Independence. Both Resolutions were written by Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration and founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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