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South Carolina Exposition
Written by John C. Calhoun in response to the tariff of abominations that reinforced the idea of nullification and claimed the tariff to be unconstitutional and that the states have a right to nulify the tarriff. -
Tariff of 1828
Designed to protect industries in the North and Western products from foreign competition by placing taxes on foreign goods; which made living in the South more expensive. This made many southern democrats made. John C. Calhoun made the South Carolina Exposition and protest calling for nullification of tax. -
Jackson's Proclaimation Against Nullification
In response to the South Carolina's nullification of tariffs. Jackson responded by stating that sates do not have the right to nulify a federal law that they belive is unconstitutional. -
Tariff of 1832
passed to reduce the existing tax rates to help solve and relieve the conflict of the tariff of abominations. Southerners still mad because their economy was suffering from the high priced goods, still saw the tariffs as unconstitutional. -
1st South Carolina Nullification
South Carolina was the most upset about tariffs being placed and in response to the increase in prices of goods, they declared they had the right to nullify the tariffs and any law passed by government. -
Hayne's Counter Proclaimation
In response to Jackson dismissing South Carolina's nullification proclamation, Hayne's claimed that if a state is being oppressed by a law, that state can deem the law unconstitutional. -
Force Bill
In response to South Carolina's claim for nulification, it allowed for president Jackson to issue federal troops to forcefully enforce any law, and in this case tariffs, in act of nullification in states. -
South Carolina Repeal of Nulification
South Carolina called for a repeal on their nulification of tariffs that were placed to protect Northern industries to try to have power to nulify those tariffs.