In Response to South Carolina's Nullification of the Tariff of 1828,Andrew

question 44

Multiple Choice

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828,Andrew Jackson

• A) publicly threatened to hang the nullifiers.
• B) dispatched naval and military forces to the state while denouncing nullification.
• C) worked quietly to defuse the confrontation.
• D) mobilized the other southern states to oppose nullification.
• E) sought a Supreme Court ruling declaring nullification invalid.

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