"The union shall be preserved." - Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson made this statement in response to what event?

Question

A) Missouri being admitted as a slave state.
B) South Carolina’s threat to nullify a federal law.
C) The passage of the American System.
D) Growing opposition to the Mexican-American War.

Answer 1

Andrew Jackson made the statement "The union shall be preserved" in response to B) South Carolina’s threat to nullify a federal law. This was during the Nullification Crisis of the early 1830s, when South Carolina attempted to nullify federal tariffs that they deemed unconstitutional. Jackson was a strong advocate for maintaining the union and took a firm stance against the nullification.