Andrew Jackson: Proclamation to the People of South Carolina Regarding Nullification

Questions for Further Study

• 1. What are the differences between how the proclamation and South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification interpret the formation of the Constitution and the nature of federal government?
• 2. How is the memory of the American Revolution used in both documents?
• 3. Did nullification enjoy public support among South Carolinians and among other southerners? How do we know?
• 4. Does nullification strengthen or weaken states' rights ideology?
• 5. What questions remain unanswered or unaddressed in these documents?