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South Carolina Exposition
The South Carolina Exposition was created to protest against the Tariff of 1828. It stated that the state has the right to protest a federal law, which was stated in Calhoun's Doctrine of nullification. The South threatened to secede from the Union and build their own army. -
Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by Congress to protect the industry in the Northern United States. That tariff raised prices on imported manufactures to reduce foreign competition. The Southern United States argued that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufactures. They often referred to it as the "Tariff of Abominations". -
Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was a protective tariff passed by Congress. This tariff reduced the already existing tariffs and reduce the conflict of the Tariff of 1828. But the South was still not satisfied. South Carolina was the only state to nullify this tariff. -
South Carolina Nullification
The South Carolina Nullification declared that the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were null within the state and again threatened to secede if the federal government tried to enforce the tariff. South Carolina's main argument was that they had the right to choose whether or not to follow a law they thought was unconstitutional. -
Jackson's Proclamation Against Nullification
Jackson's Proclamation against Nullification argued the state's right to nullify federal laws. He thought that a state's right to nullify federal laws was unconstitutional and treasonous. Nullification was such a big problem for Jackson because he was trying to keep his political party and the nation together and the South was causing trouble for him. -
Hayne's Counter Proclamation
In Hayne's Counter Proclamation, Governor Haynes stated that if a state was being oppressed by a federal law that that state had the right to nullify it. Jackson responded by rounding up troops to send to South Carolina but that didn't scare South Carolina, they still continued to nullify the tariffs. -
Force Bill
The Force Bill of 1833 was a law passed by Congress that allowed the president to use the military to enforce the collection of import duties if a state has refused to comply. This was created in response to the Nullification crisis of 1832. -
South Carolina Repeal of Nullification
South Carolina finally repealed its nullification and accepted the Compromise tariff which ended the Nullification Crisis.