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The Monroe Doctrine was meant to dissuade the Spanish from attempting to recapture any of their former colonies in South America. It stated: "The American continents are henceforth not to be considered the subjects for future colonization by any European powers." |
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1829 Webster- Liberty Union Now and Forever
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| The tariff of 1828 exasperated the divisions between North and South. Many southerners led by Calhoun began to talk abut the right of states to secede. On January 25th Rober Y. Hayne of South Carolina gave a stirring speech on behalf of state sovereignty. The next day before a packed Senate Senator Daniel Webster gave a stirring speech which ended with Liberty and Union, now and forever. |
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