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Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of Abominations was passed to raise taxes on imported manufacturers in order to reduce the foreign competition going on with American manufacturing. This didn't go very well with the South and created threats of secession. Later on, the vice president, John C. Calhoun, a native of the South, proposed the nullification theory. -
South Carolina Protest
Many South Carolinas had opposed the Tariff of Abomination in the fall of 1828 and considered it to be an abuse of authority. The state legislatures later requested Vice President John C. Calhoun draft an argument for a state veto. This argument would state the hazards of the tariff and explain that the state constitution conventions had access to the power to declare a federal act invalid. At first, it was rejected but then adopted Calhoun's nullification four years later. -
Hayne's Counter Proclamation
Governor Hayne Webster believed if a state was being pressured by a law they could have the right to say if it was unconstitutional or void. This led to a conflict with President Jackson since he was gathering troops to send to South Carolina. This could have then led to war between the United States and South Carolina. -
The Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was passed after the denial of the Tariff of 1828. This new tariff lowered the levies a small amount. Then South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification which said how both tariffs were null and void. There was also the threat that was held saying they would secede if the federal government had agreed to enforce the tariffs. -
The Ordinance of Nullification
This ordinance declared that the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional, null, and void. -
Jackson's Proclamation
Jackson made a proclamation to the people of the South. This was issued to debate if states had the right to nullify a federal law. He wrote this in response to the ordinance issued by a South Carolina convention. This later led to Congress passing the Force Bill -
The Force Bill
This Bill was passed by Congress after Jackson's proclamation. This allowed Jackson to use military forces to enforce provisions of the tariffs in South Carolina and any other states that would refuse to comply with federal tariffs. -
South Carolina Repeal
Congress passed a compromise Tariff that satisfied South Carolina. The South Carolina Convention later came back together and repealed the Nullification Ordinance to be able to pass the new tariff. -
Compromise Tariff
The Comprise Tariff was stated by Henry Clay that tariffs adopted would slowly decrease over the next decade. This satisfied South Carolina in the moment and later on they passed the Tariff and ended the Nullification Crisis.