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Collection Reference Number GLC00267.065
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1846 
Title Resolutions of the legislature of Georgia, relative to the controversy between Massachusetts and the states of South Carolina and Louisiana
Date 28 January 1846
Author Georgia. Legislature  
Document Type Government document
Content Description House document no. 87, 20th Congress, 1st session. Georgia legislature supports the states' rights position taken by South Carolina and Louisiana. Resolves that Georgia opposes Massachusetts' interference in those states' affairs and will cooperate with South Carolina and Louisiana should such a thing occur in Georgia.
Subjects US Constitution  Law  Government and Civics  Nullification  African American History  Slavery  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Banking & Economics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859