Portal:Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799 in favor of states' rights. They were written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Documents
[edit]- Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
- Virginia Resolutions of 1798
- Accompanying Address
- Answers from Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York (also to Kentucky), Connecticut, New Hampshire (also to Kentucky), and Vermont.
- Virginia General Assembly, Report of Committee on Proceedings of Sundry States, January 1800.
- Kentucky Resolutions of 1799
In response to
[edit]- Portal:Alien and Sedition Acts:
- Chapter 54, June 18, 1798: An Act to Establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization ("Naturalization Act")
- Chapter 58, June 25, 1798: An Act concerning Aliens ("Alien Friends Act")
- Chapter 66, July 6, 1798: An Act Respecting Alien Enemies ("Alien Enemies Act")
- Chapter 74, July 14, 1798: An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes against the United States ("Sedition Act")
Quoted in
[edit]- Wisconsin's Declaration of Defiance
- Unconstitutionality of the Fugitive Act
- A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States, Calhoun
Commentary
[edit]- Contemporary Opinion of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Anderson (1899)
- History of the United States, Adams (1890)
- "Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Kentucky Resolutions," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- History of the United States, Beard (1921)