The Discussion of "Nullification" in Jefferson´s Kentucky Resolutions

question 50

Multiple Choice

The discussion of "nullification" in Jefferson´s Kentucky resolutions

• A) was a brilliant statement in favor of a powerful central government.
• B) helped established the isolationist tendency in American foreign policy.
• C) was used by the Jeffersonians to throw out the results of the 1798 elections.
• D) would later be taken up by southerners to defend nullification and ultimately secession.
• E) was used by the Jeffersonians to overturn the hated excise tax on whiskey.

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