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Tariff of Abominations
the Tariff of abominations or the Tariff 1828 was a tariff act instilled to protect northern industries from competition with foreign items by making the foreign items more expensive than domestic items. but on the other side of this, southern states (South Carolina) relied on foreign imports for selling and trading materials. The south saw this act as unconstitutional. -
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was a document that was secretly drafted by John C. Calhoun (a SC native) that said that the tariff was unconstitutional and outlined how the state felt about the tariff as well. it was also said that a state did not have to oblige unless it was amended to the U.S. Constitution.