in the 1880s, economic and military competition from other nations and a growing feeling of cultural superiority convinced many americans that

the first new deal programs had not generated an economic recovery

worcester v. georgia, legal case in which the u.s. supreme court on march 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on native american land. andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision form the basis for most subsequent indian law in the united states.

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else