Primary source activity cont. the jackson era the exposition document was given to the south carolina legislature and later calhoun was identified as its author. the president and vice president continued to argue while the idea of nullification was debated. the anger in south carolina reached a peak with the passage of the nullification act in 1832. in december, president jackson responded:   “i consider, then, the power to annul a law of the united states, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.” —president jackson's proclamation regarding nullification, december 10, 1832 reader’s dictionary advocates supporters sovereign ruling infractions violations encroachments advances annul legally cancel directions answer the following questions. analyzing primary sources 1. what document do both men claim supports their positions? 2. why is calhoun sure that the tariff supporters are wrong? 3. what is jackson's argument in response to calhoun's position? 4. what is jackson afraid will happen if states can nullify federal laws? 5. describe calhoun’s defense of states’ rights. 6. how might calhoun’s document have contributed to south carolina’s passage of the nullification act?

freeborn women in ancient rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. because of their limited public role, women are named less frequently than men by roman historians. but while roman women held no direct political power, those from wealthy or powerful families could and did exert influence through private negotiations. exceptional women who left an undeniable mark on history range from lucretia and claudia quinta, whose stories took on mythic significance; fierce republican-era women such as cornelia, mother of the gracchi, and fulvia, who commanded an army and issued coins bearing her image; women of the julio-claudian dynasty, most prominently livia (58 bc-ad 29), who contributed to the formation of imperial mores; and the empress helena (c.250–330 ad), a driving force in promoting christianity.

women in the ancient greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. this, though, is a general description, and when considering the role of women in ancient greece one should remember that information regarding specific city-states is often lacking, is almost always from male authors, and only in athens can their status and role be described in any great detail. neither are we sure of the practical and everyday application of the rules and laws that have survived from antiquity. we do know that spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. for example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.

well considering i can't see the graph, it's probably prices