Department Chair
Andrew D. Nicholls, Ph.D., Professor of History
Date of Award
5-2021
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
History, M.A.
Department
History and Social Studies Education Department
Advisor
Dr. David Carson
Department Home page
http://history.buffalostate.edu/
First Reader
Dr. David Carson
Second Reader
Dr. Steve Peraza
Abstract
A retrospective study of the role that secessionism played throughout American history, beginning in the late 18th century. The purpose of this work is to show how John C. Calhoun's (and other Southerners') ideas and rhetoric were not novel. This paper investigates the early whispers of nullification and secessionism in the United States; the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Essex Junto, Hartford Convention, indecision by the founders, and how they shaped later American politicians in the mid-19th century.
Recommended Citation
Ryan, Patrick F., "Distinctly American: The Roots of Secessionism and Nullification in the United States" (2021). History Theses. 52.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/history_theses/52
