Source: Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library __________________________________________________________ pLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT DOCUMENTS 2. 1. When had South Carolina tried to go around federal law previously? 2. What does a between is this significant when we look at the United States as a Union? “compact States” mean?” Why 3. Why did they secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln? 4. What are the of the Declaration of this document discusses? “two great principles Independence” 5. Did the South have the Declaration of Independence on their side? Why or Why not. 6. Did South Carolina take a proper course of action before they seceded? Explain. In other words was this the last step for them? Does this source justify the argument to secede? Yes No Not Sure South’s Document 3: - November 24, 1832 South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification Vocabulary: Ordinance rule or law – Ingress to enter – Egress to exit or leave – Null and void - having no force, binding power, or validity Nullification - the idea that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law Document Note: Written to the United State Congress by the Legislature of South Carolina to officially nullify the of “Tariff of 1828). The tariff was created as protective tariff to prevent Great Britain from producing cheap goods Abomination” (Tariff from resources produced in the United States. It was a tariff on all agricultural goods grown in all states. Nullification was pushed for by Vice President John C. Calhoun. Source: The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification. __________________________________________________________
Source: Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library __________________________________________________________ pLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT DOCUMENTS 2. 1. When had South Carolina tried to go around federal law previously? 2. What does a “compact between States” mean?” Why is this significant when we look at the United States as a Union? 3. Why did they secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln? 4. What are the “two great principles of the Declaration of Independence” this document discusses? 5. Did the South have the Declaration of Independence on their side? Why or Why not. 6. Did South Carolina take a proper course of action before they seceded? Explain. In other words was this the last step for them? Does this source justify the South’s argument to secede? Yes No Not Sure Document 3: South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification - November 24, 1832 Vocabulary: Ordinance – rule or law Ingress – to enter Egress – to exit or leave Null and void - having no force, binding power, or validity Nullification - the idea that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law Document Note: Written to the United State Congress by the Legislature of South Carolina to officially nullify the “Tariff of Abomination” (Tariff of 1828). The tariff was created as protective tariff to prevent Great Britain from producing cheap goods from resources produced in the United States. It was a tariff on all agricultural goods grown in all states. Nullification was pushed for by Vice President John C. Calhoun. Source: South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. Lillian Goldman Law Library __________________________________________________________
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