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The Tariff of 1828
Also known as the Tariff of Abominations. It protected the northern states' new industrial centers from competition from the more established manufacturing sectors of Europe. The tariff ended up increasing prices on manufactured goods in the South, and southerners were unwilling to suffer for the benefit of the north. -
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest
Written by John C. Calhoun, in response to the 1828 Tariff of Abominations that favored the commercial interests of the North at the expense of the South, it denounced the tariff as unjust and unconstitutional based on the Doctrine of Nullification. In addition, it stated that if the tariff was not repealed South Carolina would secede. -
The Tariff of 1832
This was another protective tariff that was passed to make up for the tariff of 1828, but still hurt the South and eventually led to the nullification crisis. -
The Ordinance of Nulification
South Carolina legislature passed the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1838 unconstitutional, thereby null and void. The Nullification Crisis begins with this act. -
Proclamation to the People of South Carolina
Andrew Jackson issued his Proclamation to the People of South Carolina, asserting the supremacy of the federal government and warning that "disunion by armed force is treason." -
The Force Bill
The Force Bill passed by the U.S. Congress in 1833 gave the president the power to use the military to enforce the collection of import duties it a state refused to comply with federal tarriffs. -
The Compromise Tariff of 1833
The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis. It specified that all duties in excess of 20 percent of the value of the goods imported were to be reduced year by year.