it'd have to be before that, since The War Of Northern Aggression and Abraham Tyrannus were considered by many to be a giant nail in the coffin of states' rights. John Wilkes Booth for example would've seen it as the demise of states' rights. so... Civil War or pre Civil War, i'm sure.Originally Posted by Everose
i find the question a bit vague. there's one and only one event which is to be credited/blamed for starting the U.S. on the path toward a more centralized gov't?
how about... John Adams' appointment of William Marbury to a DC court bench. John Marshall then presides over the case of Marbury vs Madison and it's the beginning of the end for states' rights.
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