nullification crisis

  • tariff of abomination

    it was a tariff that was placed into law in may of 1828 that put a high protective tariff with a tax of up to 50%
  • webster hayne debate

    the webster hayne debate is a debate of whether the states should be able to right to reject the federal law.
  • south carolina exposition and protest

    the south carolina exposition and protest was written by John C.Calhoun that stated that the Tariff of Abominations was classified as unconstitutional.
  • ordinance of nullification

    the ordinance of nullification was an ordinance passed by south carolina that made the tariffs imposed by the Tariff of Abomination were null and void and threatened to leave from the united states if the federal government tried to impose it.
  • clays tariff

    it was a bill passed to save south carolina which would take away 20% from the tariff law to take it back to the way it was in 1816.
  • force act

    the force act was an act passed by the congress that allowed the president to use military force to collect important duties and to enforce federal tariffs.