States’ Rights
John C. Calhoun: John C. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in Abbeville, South Carolina and died on March 31, 1850 (aged 68) Washington, D.C.. When Calhoun’s father got sick when he was 17 years old, he had to quit school to work on his family’s farm. Later and with some help from his brothers, he was able to return to his school. He earned a degree from Yale, and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1804.He then studied law at the Tapping Reeve Law School. Upon graduating he was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1807.He held many different positions in the government in his life. His first position was to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the district of Abbeville from 1808 to 1809. He then served again as a member of the House representing the …show more content…
He was appointed to be the Secretary of War from 1817 until 1825. He was the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1824 to 1832. He served for four years under John Quincy Adams and then a second term under Andrew Jackson. Due to this he became one of two Vice presidents that served under two different presidents. In 1844 he served as the sixteenth Secretary of State until March of 1845. In November of 1845 he became the United states Senator for Carolina, and served until March of 1850. John Calhoun believed in nullification, the ability of a state to nullify a federal tariff and there for let a state govern its self. Later what became known as the Calhoun doctrine essentially stated that the U.S. government should have no concern over whether individuals should be able to take their “property”,