What did the Hartford Convention, the nullification crisis, and some Marshall Court decisions all have in common?
A. They all dealt with the contentious issue of the extension of slavery into the Louisiana Purchase territory or the Mexican cession.
B. They illustrated attempts by the federal government to assert greater control over the states and the resistance those attempts created.
C. They all resulted from political compromises between the federal government and the affected states involved.
D. They all demonstrated the nativist backlash against German and Irish immigrants who were coming in record numbers to America.
Answer: B
Explanation: The Hartford Convention, the nullification crisis, and some of the Marshall Court's decisions emerged out of situations in which of the federal government's attempts to assert greater control over the states led to resistance. New England Federalists organized the Hartford Convention to address its concerns about the War Hawks' power to lead the U.S. government into the War of 1812; South Carolina politicians put forth the doctrine of nulification to resist the Tariff of 1828; and the decisions of the Marshall Court addressed cases that emerged when states resisted federal supremacy.