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States' Rights is the theory that state and local government's actions and laws in dealing with social and economic problems supersede federal actions and laws. The theory goes back to the founding of our nation. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights. The argument of the States' Rights theory is that the Constitution is a compact between states, not between people. The states created the national government and gave it only limited power. States' Rights supporters believe that the state is closest to the citizen and can better reflect their wishes. This was one of the major causes of the Civil War. The South claimed that the North and West were ignoring the rights and needs of the South, therefore the South had the right to nullify its compact with the other states and declare its independence.
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∙ 9y agoAt the end of the US Civil War, a previous issue with regards to slavery was solved. The 13th Amendment was passed in late 1865 abolishing slavery.
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What was the immidiate cause of the civil war?
The issue was states rights versus federal rights. The surface issue was slavery.
What were The main disagreements of the Civil war?
Although slavery was used as a catalyst, the central issue of the war between the states was state rights vs, federal rights; the southern states did not want the federal government to have the power nor authority to tell them what to do.
What are the two problems that led to the civil war?
There are two main issue of the time and those were "State Rights" and "the moral issue of Slavery"... but they are pretty much interconnected because states believed they had a right to make its own laws dealing with slavery and the federal government had no rights in dealing with this issue within the state.
What issue did the south claim states rights on?
Slavery. "State's Rights" is code language for "We want to own people of color".
Why did southern states withdraw from the union?
It was an issue of state's rights and with the election of Lincoln they thought that he would force the abolition of slavery on them without asking them. Today, there are still issues concerning states rights that echo the 1860's. The question is where does the rights of the states end and the federal government begin ? This was the essential issue in the 1860's.
What was the immidiate cause of the civil war?
The issue was states rights versus federal rights. The surface issue was slavery.
What do you think was the major issue that led to the Civil War?
The interpretation of states rights, particularly related to issue of slavery
What did the issue of states rights contribute to the outbreak of the civil war?
The states struggled to find out if Slavery was good or bad.
What did the civil war decide?
The power of the Federal Government versus States Rights and the issue of slavery.
Are gay rights civil rights?
Yes, they are absolutely a civil rights issue. All people should be treated equally under the law.
Did the south have the right to succeed?
According to Lincoln they didn’t have the right. The civil war was a States rights issue.
Was Kentucky against slavery or for slavery during the Civil War?
It was a Northern State that was pro slavery and anti Confederacy. It did not view the civil war as a slave issue. It considered the civil war a states rights issue.
Did the US fight the war of 1812 over the issue of states' rights?
No, the British were stopping American ships and taking off sailors. This was called impressment. The States rights issue was the civil war over a hundred years later.
What are the Civil War rights?
The American Civil War was about the attempted secession of certain states from the Union; if any rights were established by that war, it is the right of the US to prohibit any state from seceding. Do not confuse this with the issue of civil rights. Civil rights are rights to which people are morally and legally entitled by reason of being citizens, not by reason of the civil war.
What issue does NAACP support?
civil rights and equal rights for blacks and minorities
Are civil rights still an issue today?
no
Why did the south secede in the civil war?
States' rights, unfair tariffs, and unfair representation in congress. Slavery was but a minor issue in 1861.
