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The Nullification Crisis was initiated by the Vice President (at the time) John C. Calhoun, as an advocate for states rights.
The Nullification Crisis occurred in South Carolina. There the state refused to render tariffs to the federal government. President Andrew Jackson sent troops there to settle the matter.
He admitted that the Union was a compact of states.
He took over the American bank
andrew jackson was prepared to use troops to make sure federal laws were followed
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Nullification refers to a state's ability to ignore (nullify) acts of Congress. Jackson's actions in the nullification crisis suggests hebelieved in the limited use of federal power but also that states were not truly sovereign.
A compromise tariff, supported by President Jackson, was passed.
Andrew Jackson opposed the idea of nullification during the Nullification Crisis. He firmly believed in the supremacy of the federal government and saw nullification as a threat to the Union. Jackson argued that states did not have the right to disobey federal laws and emphasized the importance of maintaining a strong central government.
Andrew Jackson was prepared to use troops to make sure federal laws were followed. -