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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Kentucky Resolution
Date 1799 • 1798

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Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background.
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Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson, shown from the chest up wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with a neutral background.
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background.
James Madison
president of United States
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John Taylor
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John Breckinridge
American politician [1760–1806]