nullification crisis

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  • Tariff of Abomination

    The tariff raised the taxes on the imported manufactures, so as to reduce the competition with American manufacturing. The increase was positive for the Northern manufacturers but the increase was not positive for Southern manufacturers.

  • The South Carolina Exposition and Protest.

    A document was the protest against the Tariff of 1828, it was also known as the Tariff of Abominations. This document was written by John C. Calhoun, then the Vice President of the United States under John Quincy Adams and was later under Andrew Jackson.

  • Hayne-Webster Debate

    This debate was a nine-day long unplanned exchange between Senators Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster. Webster was for nationalism and Hayne was for state's rights.

  • The Tariff of 1832

    This tariff was referred to as the protectionist tariff. This tariff was opposed by the south.

  • Jackson's Proclamation Against Nullification(S.C.)

    The President Andrew Jackson had issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina (also known as the “Nullification Proclamation”) that disputed a states' right to nullify a federal law.

  • The Ordinance of Nullification

    The Ordinance of Nullification was passed by South Carolina and declared that the 1829 and 1832 Tariffs were unconstitutional and thus null and void.

  • The Force Bill

    This Authorized use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts

  • South Carolina Repeal of Nullification

    The South Carolina convention reconvened and repealed its tariff Nullification Ordinance.

  • Compromise Tariff of 1833

    Also known as the Compromise tariff, which slowly reduced the other tariffs. The states demanded the backing down of the nullification, and the avoidance a large-scale conflict.