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Nullification Crisis
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Tarriff of 1828
Protective tariff on imported goods to protect northern industry. -
Colleton County Courthouse in Walterborough
launched the formal nullification campaign. -
Abolition movement and the sectional aspects of the tariff issue
He considers the tariff act as the occasion, rather than the real cause of the present unhappy state of things. -
Tariff of 1832
Calhoun had resigned the vice presidency to run for the Senate, where he could more effectively defend nullification,Jackson signed into law the Tariff of 1832. -
Secretary of War
The attempt will be made to surprise the Forts and garrisons by the militia, and must be guarded against with vestal vigilance and any attempt by force repelled with prompt and exemplary punishment. -
The state elections of 1832
The nullifiers won. Governor Hamilton called the legislature into a special session to consider a convention. The legislative vote was 96-25 in the House and 31-13 in the Senate. -
Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
a state convention adopted the Ordinance of Nullification. -
Tariff of South Carolina
They said that attempts to use force to collect the taxes would lead to the state's secession. -
The Force Bill
Authorizing the President to use military forces against South Carolina and a new negotiated tariff. -
Compromise Tariff of 1833
The South Carolina convention reconvened and repealed its Nullification Ordinance.