, CORNWELL, Kelly, and CRAWFORD, Jerry W., (1) Crawford Consulting, 1098 Laurel Road, Carrollton, GA 30117, tcrawfor@westga.edu, (2) Calhoun Dept. of Utilities/Public Works, P.O. Box 248, Calhoun, GA 30703CRAWFORD, Thomas J
As dissatisfaction of the planters ruling class with the federal government grew, in the 1820s John C. Calhoun became a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification of the U.S. Constitution, and free trade. In 1832, the Ordinance of Nullification declared federal tariff...