2 verb A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say `a good cry', not `a cry good'.
The Republican Party was formed by Free Soilers who did not want slavery to spread into the western territories. They were not friendly toward blacks, they just did not want to compete for jobs or lower the wages available.
Renowned Civil War historian Joan Waugh noted that âfor virtually the entire time between the adoption of the Constitution in 1787 and the start of the Civil War, statesâ rights was an important political issue.â 8 Issues of statesâ rights and the scope of the federal government would be at the heart of the political debate leading up to the Nullification Crisis.