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Tariff of Abomination
The Tariff of Abomination was a protective Tariff that protected agricultural products from foreign competition. This caused the Southern states to get angry since they believed it hurt their economy by having a higher cost for imported goods and also led to a decrease in trade. -
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was written by John Calhoun that protested the Tariff of Abominations. The reason Calhoun wrote this was because he felt like the tariff was unconstitutional and was harming South Carolina's economy. -
Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was a deduction of some of the duties that was on the Tariff of 1828 but the Southerners were still not satisfied since it didn't deduct everything they wanted. Since they didn't like how it didn't meet their demands they had declared the tariff unconstitutional and didn't enforce it. -
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
The South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification had declared the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional and didn't enforce it within the states. -
Jackson's Proclamation
Jackson's Proclamation went against South Carolina's nullification of the federal tariff since Jackson had said that the Union should be preserved and that states arent able to nullify federal laws. He had also warned them that he would take military action if needed to enforce federal authority. -
The Force Act
The Force Act was a response to South Carolina's nullification of the tariff and this act had permitted Jackson to use military force if needed if South Carolina didn't enforce federal tariffs. -
Compromise Tariff of 1833
The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was proposed by Henry Clay and it reduced the tariff rate over ten years, and its purpose was to ease the tension that was happening by talking about South Carolina complaints but still maintaining the principle of federal tariff authority. This led South Carolina to repeal its nullification ordinance and they had enforced the federal tariffs. -
South Carolina Threatens to Secede
South Carolina had threatened to secede from the Union in response to the federal government's actions. They had made this threat because they had seen the tariff as unconstitutional and thought that the states should be able to void tariffs.