Question

Jackson is asking the people of South Carolina to support his call for a civil war. What is the reason behind his request?

1) His use of force to enforce the law
2) His attempt to force a compromise
3) Having the fullest confidence in the justness of the legal and constitutional opinion of my duties which has been expressed
4) Relying with equal confidence on your undivided support in my determination to execute the laws, to preserve the union by all constitutional means, to arrest, if possible, by moderate and firm measures the necessity of a recourse to force

Answer 1

Andrew Jackson called for the support of South Carolina's people in upholding the Union and preventing civil war, mainly in response to South Carolina's nullification of federal tariffs and to preserve the federal authority.

Step-by-step explanation:

Andrew Jackson called for the people of South Carolina to support his call not for a civil war but to preserve the Union and enforce the law. Jackson sought to use moderate and firm measures to prevent civil war by upholding the will of the majority against the nullification actions taken by South Carolina. The crisis was eventually defused by the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which lowered tariff rates and the Force Bill, which permitted the use of federal troops to ensure compliance with federal laws. Jackson's objectives were to maintain majority rule, uphold the justness of constitutional laws, and preserve the Union. These efforts were in response to South Carolina's nullification of federal tariffs, which challenged federal authority and threatened to fracture the United States.