The South Carolina Nullifying Convention

question 82

Multiple Choice

The South Carolina nullifying convention

• A) declared the Tariff of 1832 null and void within South Carolina.
• B) ordered the South Carolina state legislature to make military preparations to defend the state.
• C) nullified the Force Bill passed by Congress.
• D) threatened to secede from the Union if the national government tried to force the state into compliance with congressional law.
• E) put the national interest above sectional interest.

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