Nullification Crisis

By kpee6443

  • South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    John Calhoun, who was the vice president at the time, wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, also known as Calhoun's Exposition, in December of 1828 saying that the Tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional and that the people could use a nullification to disregard the Tariff, and essentially resit the tariff.

  • Tariff of Abominations

    The Tariff of Abominations was also known as the Tariff of 1828, and it was passed on May 11th, 1828, and this tariff was placed on imported goods. This however created a lot of problems with Southerners because they needed machines from Great Britain to manage their lands. This was also the highest tariff passed in U.S. history.

  • Hayne-Webster Debate

    The Hayne-Webster Debate took place in the United States Senate from January 19th through the 27th, 1830. This debate was about the ways the government was generating money through tariffs or selling government lands.

  • Tariff of 1832

    This tariff was passed in 1832 and it lowered the tax on imported goods, however, the people in the South were still upset because they said the tax was still too high for them to pay.

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    The Ordinance of Nullification was passed on November 24th, 1832 and it said that the tariffs that were passed in 1829 and 1832 were both unconstitutional and that they were "null and void". This Ordinance also challenged the power of the federal government.

  • Proclamation Regarding Nullification

    The proclamation happened on December 10th, 1832 and Jackson tried to oppose the nullification, by saying that the states didn't have the power to nullify a tariff and that it was unconstitutional. He also said that states doing this will only lead to a divide in the people.

  • Compromise Tariff of 1833

    The Compromise tariff was passed on March 2nd, 1833 and it gradually lowered the price of the tariffs and because of this, the South was "okay" with the tariffs now so it eased a lot of the tension between the North and the South.

  • South Carolina Convention

    This convention happened on March 11th, 1833, and during this convention, they nullified the force bill, which allowed Jackson to use force to collect tariffs, and it accepted the Compromise Tariff.