“The union shall be preserved.”

Question

—Andrew Jackson, 1830
Andrew Jackson made this statement in response to what event?
(1 point)
South Carolina’s threat to nullify a federal law
growing opposition to the Mexican-American War
Missouri being admitted as a slave state
the passage of the American System

Answer 1

Andrew Jackson made the statement “The union shall be preserved” in response to South Carolina’s threat to nullify a federal law, particularly the Tariff of Abominations in 1832. This situation was part of a larger conflict known as the Nullification Crisis. Therefore, the correct answer is:

South Carolina’s threat to nullify a federal law.