“... it was an issue of the southern states attempting to exert their sovereignty as states against increasing federal encroachment.”
I am always amused by this argument.
I too am amused. The follow on question is: Over what issue were the “southern states attempting to exert their sovereignty as states against increasing federal encroachment?” Slavery!
What law did South Carolina attempt to nullify in 1828?
It wasn’t Slavery...It was the TARIFF.