THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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represented Western views and was pro-tariff
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represented Northern views and was anti-tariff
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represented Southern views and was originally pro-tariff
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Webster-Hayne debate was a series of spontaneous speeches delivered before the Senate in 1830. In this moment in American history, the federal government had relatively little power. State governments were in control of their own affairs and expected little intervention from the federal government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Webster–Hayne debate was a debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19–27, 1830 on the topic of protectionist tariffs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cal-houn and Daniel Webster debated the scope of federal government powers and whether states could nullify (veto) laws passed by a ma-jority in Congress. Calhoun champi-oned states’ rights while Webster stood for a nation of one people based on majority rule.