AP American History- Page 11

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:19pm

That North America was no longer available for European colonization and that any attempt to come over here would be considered a threat to our safety and well-being.

Edit: Really the Western hemisphere, not just NA.

Updated On: 5/3/05 at 05:19 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:23pm

Right point, but it was a little strongly stated.


What the Monroe Doctrine stated was: "America can Manage its own Affairs! All foreign powers--BACK OFF!!!"


What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:26pm

Zimmerman Telegram - note from Germany to Mexico saying that if they attacked the U.S., Germany would be on their side and would support them!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:27pm

... are you folks "stumped" by my Zimmerman Telegram Question?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:28pm

Not I! ^^

who knows if I'm right?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:28pm

See above

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:29pm

I think it was if Mexico joined with Germany, not neccessarily attacked the US. Germany offered Mexico California.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:30pm

... a TAD stronger, CYP.


Hitler PERSONALY Telegramed the then-President of Mexico (forget his name) and stated that if Mexico allied with Germany and attacked the U.S., then Hitler would personaly see to it that Mexico would recover ALL the Territory they had lost to the U.S. over the years.

Mexico declined the offer (they probaby were in no shape to attack the U.S. anyhow).


Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina stated that a State had the right to "nullify" a Federal Law. What was he referring to?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:32pm

First the tariff of abominations in 1828 then the only slightly reduced tariff of 1832.
Updated On: 5/3/05 at 05:32 PM

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:33pm

CYP~ You're too fast!!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:34pm

CYP--you're correct.

BUT--why did Calhoun BELIEVE a State had the right to "nullify" a law in the first place?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:35pm

Ummm, he believed states had the right to declare a law unconstitutional?

Edit:Wow, I totally didn't answer the question! Sorry...

Updated On: 5/3/05 at 05:35 PM

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:36pm

I'm sorry!

Calhoun, like a good little Democratic-Republican, feared states losing their rights to the federal government.

Edit: Me either. Um, I think he believed that the federal government could not pass laws that promoted the interests of one region (namely the NE and W) at the expense of another region (the S) Updated On: 5/3/05 at 05:36 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:46pm

Okay. Here's the scoop as I understand it:


Calhoun believed that if a State thought that a Federal Law was passed that was immormoral or would cause undue harm to a certain State, that State was within the rights of the Constitution to "nullify" (ignore) a law--even though it had been passed by the Federal Government as the law for the Entire Country.


The Confederacy was hardly the first time a group of States seriously considered seceeding from the Union and forming their own country. When WAS the first time that happened?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:47pm

New England wanted to seceed around the time of the War of 1812, I believe. I can't remember exactly why, though.

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:48pm

I want to say the Federalists during the War of 1812 through the Hartford Convention, but I don't think it is the earliest time a group has threatened to secede...

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:49pm

Well, that is MY understanding, CYP...


I don't know of any earlier attempts of secession than that...

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:51pm

You're probably right too

Now that I think about it, there really can't be an earlier time since the War of 1812 occured in an infant U.S.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:53pm

I concur.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:56pm

Could someone please remind me: Webster-Ashburton treaty, what was it?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:57pm

Was it the thing having to do with Maine? I am fuzzy on the details.

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 5:59pm

W-A treaty.. put an end to the Aroostook War which was a boundary dispute in Maine with the Indians, I think.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 6:00pm

Yes. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) between the U.S. and the U.K. (the Webster involved was DANIEL Webster) did a few things--but it was mostly put in place to clearly define the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick.

I am now going to eat Dinner--but I'll be back later on this Evening!

[ashley0139]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 6:00pm

Alright, so do we have a new question? And BTW, elphie, what'd you think of calc?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/3/05 at 6:02pm

Was that the Lumberjack war?

Ashley~ I had a lot of fun with the Calc exam! I thought it was hard, but I still had fun. I needed more time!!