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He Brought the People with Him: Our Federal Union: The Clash Between National Sovereignty and States Rights Advocates
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He Brought the People with Him: Our Federal Union: The Clash Between National Sovereignty and States Rights Advocates

South Carolina's nullification challenge and a controversy over the disposition of Western lands provoke a series of debates on the floor of Congress between South Carolina Senator Robert Haynes and the venerable Whig from Massachusetts Senator Dani...

Election of Thomas Jefferson, The
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Election of Thomas Jefferson, The

Historian Peter Onuf explains that the primary difference between the Jefferson presidency and that of John Adams was that Jefferson emphasized state's rights over a strong centralized government, and also paid down the national debt by more than fi...