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Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations)
This Tariff imposed high taxes on imports, which angered Southern states like South Carolina because they relied on foreign trade. -
South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828)
John C. Calhoun "anonymously" published this document, stating and arguing that states could Noneify federal laws were deemed unconstitutional. -
Webster-Hayne debate.
Hayne, representing South Carolina, argued that the federal Constitution was a compact among the states, allowing any state to Noneify a federal law it deemed unconstitutional. This was part of a states' rights argument that had roots in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, which posited that states could declare federal acts void within their jurisdictions. -
Tariff of 1832
Reduced taxes implied to (Tariff of 1828), but still failed to resolve dibutes with South Carolina, leading to increased tensions. -
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
South Carolina declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the states, South Carolina threatened to "secede" from the Union, if the federal government tried to enforce the tariffs. -
Jacksons Proclamation of SC Ordinance of Nullification
This proclamation asserted federal supremacy warning that attempting and or trying to secede by armed forces was treason. -
The Force Act
Congress passed this bill giving authorization to use military force to enforce the tariffs of 1828 and 1832. -
Compromise Tariff of 1833
Designed by Henry Clay, this tariff gradually reduced taxes, which in return eased tensions and lead to South Carolina to repeal its Noneification ordinance. -
South Carolina Threatens to Secede
South Carolina threatend to secede from the Union in response Tariff 1828, they seen it unjust and unconstitutional and the states should have the power to void cetain tariffs.