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 * Categorize:** Anything regarding the sectional crisis


 * Author:** John C. Calhoun (Vice President)
 * Place and Time:** 1850

-Calhoun was the vice president in Jackson's administration -He was an advocate for states' rights. -He was pro slavery southerner that believed the North passed federal laws unfair to Southerners. -Calhoun was the senator of South Carolina in 1850 pushing for "equality" of North and South.
 * Prior Knowledge:**

-Calhoun most likely wrote this proposal for the general public. -American Citizen
 * Audience:**

-He wanted to stir the American public to take action against the inequalities of the American government, in regards to North and South.
 * Reason:**

-Calhoun, a southerner, believed that the North had an advantage over the South in the legislative branch. This would endanger the Union because the South could possibly secede if such inequalities persisted.
 * The Main Idea (Significance)**