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Tariff of 1824
The Tariff of 1824 was a tariff that was enacted on May 22, 1824 in order to protect industries and manufacturers, especially the ones in the North, from British items. The South felt that these Tariffs were unfair and Henry Clay stated that it would benefit the North while hurting the South. This would create tension between the Northern states and the Southern States. To the South, this was considered unconstitutional and would be the start of the Nullification Crisis. -
Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was known as the "Tariff of Abominations." This Tariff favored Northern Manufacturing over Southern trading and agriculture. It taxed imports from the North and was used to save failing manufacturers in the North. Although this benefited the North, the Southern people were being harmed by the Tariff of 1828 because they had to pay taxes on goods that were not made in their territory. To many, it was unconstitutional and would lead to the South Carolina Exposition later on. -
South Carolina Exposition
(I could not find the exact date of the Document, it said it was created in Dec. 1828) The South Carolina Exposition was also known as "Calhoun's Exposition." It was written in December 1828, John Calhoun. This document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828 or the "Tariff of Abominations" because it was unconstitutional (It favored manufacturing in the North than agriculture in the Southern States). This nullification from the South would lead to the Tariff of 1832 to make the South calm down -
Tariff of 1832
Because of the anger in the Southern states due to the Tariffs, Congress had to calm the Southern States down. The Tariff of 1832 lowered the tax on items in the North by 35%. The Southern States were dissatisfied with it and this unsatisfactory would be one of the reasons leading to the Nullification Crisis, many of the Southern states still thought it was unconstitutional. -
Nullification Proclamation
Andrew Jackson passes a proclamation responding to the South Carolina Nullification Ordinance. Andrew Jackson responded to the Crisis and stated that it is treason to nullify the federal laws. He sent troops to try and stop anyone who opposed the Tariffs, making the crisis rise. He stated that he would hang anyone who would not pay tariffs. -
Haynes Proclamation against nullification
(Could not find the month of this event). Haynes stated that a state can consider it unconstitutional if it is being oppressed by the federal government. During the crisis, Haynes felt that this was unfair and unconstitutional and he reacted to Jackson's rounding of troops to send to South Carolina by opposing the tariffs.He also stated that states had the right to nullify laws if they were unconstitutional. -
South Carolina Nullification
Many people of South Carolina fought for nullification and tried to protest against it. They wanted to get a 2/3 votes for nullification. This played a huge role in nullification crisis because it shows the action that the Southern States took against these Tariffs. -
Force Bill
Correlating to Jackson's response, he sent troops to South Carolina in order to prevent anyone trying to resist the Tariff Acts. The South reacted angrily and it could have meant war with the US. They Southern States felt that this was unconstitutional and made the Crisis even worse. -
Henry Clay's Compromise
Henry Clay and John Calhoun proposed the Tariff of 1833. This was a tariff that would help sooth the trouble in the Southern States and hopefully put an end to the Crisis. The Tariff would cut the tax on imports until 1842. The Southern people -
South Caroline Repeal of Nullification
South Carolina repealed the tariff Nullification Ordinance on March 11, 1833. In doing so, it nullified the Force Bill (The people of South Carolina were wary about the soldiers from the Force Bill). This marked the end of the Crisis.
