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John C. Calhoun was elected to the House of Representatives in 1811. Due to his support for the War of 1812 he received the name War Hawk. Calhoun served as President Monroe's secretary of war beginning in 1817. John C. Calhoun also was vice-president for John Quincy Adams in 1824 and Andrew Jackson in 1828. He played a strong role in slavery as he believed that slavery was necessary. Calhoun is well-known for his Nullification Theory as he called the Tariff of 1828 a Tariff of Abominations.

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Unit 2. Student ed. N.p.: n.p., 2012. Print.