Nullification Crisis

By emilycooper

  • Tariff of Abominations

    The tariff raised taxes on imported manufactures so as to reduce foreign competition with American manufacturing. The increase was positive for Northern manufacturers but not for Southern ones.

  • The South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    A document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. It was written by John C. Calhoun, then Vice President of the United States under John Quincy Adams and later under Andrew Jackson.

  • Hayne-Webster Debate

    A nine-day long unplanned exchange between Senators Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster. Webster was for nationalism and Hayne was for state's rights.

  • The Tariff of 1832

    This was referred to as a protectionist tariff. The tariff got was opposed by the south.

  • Jackson's Proclamation Against Nullification(S.C.)

    President Andrew Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina (also known as the “Nullification Proclamation”) that disputed a states' right to nullify a federal law.

  • The Ordinance of Nullification

    The Ordinance of Nullification passed by South Carolina declared that the 1829 and 1832 Tariffs were unconstitutional and thus null and void.

  • The Force Bill

    Authorized the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts.

  • South Carolina Repeal of Nullification

    The South Carolina convention reconvened and repealed its tariff Nullification Ordinance.

  • Compromise Tariff of 1833

    Also known as the Compromise tariff, that slowly reduced the other tariffs. The states demanded the backing down of the nullification, and the avoidance of a large-scale conflict.