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Tariff of 1824
John Quincy Adams was unsure about how to approach the concession over the tariff. Tariff was meant to protect American industries from the competition of the European manufactured goods. During the 1820’s. tariffs help the northern manufacturing and textile industries thrive, but severely hurt the South. Congress decided in 1824, to significantly raise the general tariff. This decide would affect the decide that the new president Andrew Jackson would have to make in the future. -
Tariff of 1828
During the presidency of John Quincy Adams there was yet another raise to the tariff making it even higher. This new increase was designed to help to shelter the flourishing American manufacturing industry from the competition of British goods. The tariff in the South become known as the Tariff of Abomination because it only benefited the malfunction industry in the North. The South was forced to pay high price for imported goods. -
The South Carolina Exposition
John C. Calhoun was Andrew Jackson Vice President. When Jackson did not repeal or reduce the tariff Calhoun wrote a pamphlets entitled, “South Carolina Exposition and Protest.” These pamphlets were not only publish anonymous but deal with the idea of nullification. Calhoun argued that the state had the right to nullify any federal law that the state believed was unconstitutional and that tariffs were to be put in place to rising revenue, not to lower the competition. -
Tariff of 1832
Even though Jackson understood the frustration from the Southern, he would not remove the tariff. The saw he the nullification as the beginning to separate and the did want to do anything that could lead to the Union breaking up, Therefore, in order to keep the tariff and attempt to make the Southern happy, Jackson decided to fix the high price tariff. This new bill lowered the tariff on most import to about where it was in 1816. -
South Caroline Nullification
Unfortunately, Jackson was unable to satisfy the Southern. In November of 1832, there was a convention of Southern politicians and proponents of state’s right to discuss nullify the tariff. The convention had decided that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were considered unconstitutional and thereby could not be enforce in the state of South Carolina. The talk of secede from the union is come up if the government force came to collect the import tax. -
Jefferson's Proclamation Against Nullification
Jackson was outraged by the South's response to nullify the tariff. He threatened to invade South Carolina and hand the nullifier. He even began to assemble a naval and military, along with a small army in order to collect tariff. -
Hayne's Counter Proclamation
Governor of South Carolina Robert Y. Haynes, responded to Jackson's proclamation was that if a state found a law to be unconstitutional and opposed it they ad the right not to follow the law. Even with Jackson attempt to strike fear into the state, Hayne's still refused to follow the rule. -
Clay's Compromise
Henry Clay a senator would be able reduce the Tariff of 1832 by almost ten percent over the curse of eight years. This was known as the compromise Tariff of 1833 that just made a its way through Congress. Calhoun and the South were in favor of the compromise, but the middle and New England states opposed. However, Congress would also pass the Force Bill. -
Force Bill
In another attempt to please the South Jackson sign yet again another tariff that lowered it even more. However, he also signed the Fore Bill. This bill stated that if the South did not pay for the import tax than the army and navy would step in. This bill was referred to the Carolinian's as the “Bloody Bill.” -
South Carolina Repeal of Nullification
South Carolina decided that after Clay's compromise to repeal some of nullification they had. By agree on a lower tariff rate, helped to end the nullification crisis. However this would not show the true conflict between the North and the South. This event was just another step closer to the Civil War.
