Articles related to "Kentucky Resolution"The response of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798 were the first threat to constitutional guarantees in America and led to calls for state sovereignty over federal authority.
A threat of secession that galvanized the country and helped to set the stage for the coming Civil War
While both North and South prepared for conflict after the 1860 election, Abraham Lincoln sought only to reassure that the South could remain safely in the Union.
The Nullification Crisis resulted from federal passage of two protective tariffs, prompting men like John C. Calhoun to assert state sovereignty over federal law.
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