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The Tariff of Abominations (1828)
A protective tax placed on imported (foreign) goods to help promote business in the Northern and Western states. This made it more expensive for the South to live which made them angry. -
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
Anonymously written by John C. Calhoun, who later claimed the document in 1832, in protest to the current protective tariffs on imported goods. This document introduced the idea of nullification to South Carolina. -
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Webster-Hayne Debates
Debates by Daniel Webster and Robert Y. Hayne on the topic of protective tariffs. Webster argued with beliefs keener to the northern states while Hayne argued in favor of the south. -
Tariff of 1832
This Tariff tried to make up for the conflict that had arose from the previous tariff in 1828 by lowering the amount to be paid, but it still wasn't enough to satisfy South Carolina. -
Ordinance of Nullification
This was the official announcement that South Carolina was declaring the Tariffs "null and void" within their borders. This began the "Nullification Crisis" -
Force Bill
This Bill basically forced South Carolina to pay the tariff. It allowed the president to use military force to make the state pay the tariff. These ideas were also expressed in Jackson's Proclamation to the People of South Carolina issued on December 10, 1832. -
Compromise Tariff of 1833
Proposed by Henry Clay with Calhoun that said the tariff would decrease throughout the next decade. South Carolina had accepted this which ended the Nullification Crisis