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A Preamble and Joint Resolution About the Nullification Crisis

  • 1/9/1833

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South Carolina sent a copy of its nullification ordinance to each state. The Indiana State Legislature passed its own joint resolution opposing South Carolina’s actions in January 1833, and then sent it to Congress.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

National Archives Identifier: 595402

Full Citation: A Preamble and Joint Resolution Relative to the Proceedings of a Late Convention of South Carolina, and to the President’s Proclamation in Relation Thereto; 1/9/1833; Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled, 1789–1966; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/preamble-and-joint-resolution-nullification/, April 4, 2026]

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