Nullification Crisis

Tariff of 1824

May 22, 1824

This was a protective tariff in the United States designed to protect American industry in the face of cheaper British goods, like raw materials such as iron, cotton and wool, textiles or agricultural goods. It was an increased tariff of the Tariff of 1816. It was leading to more anger and more tariffs in the future.

Tariff of 1828

May 19, 1828

This was yet another protective tariff of American goods in the North from the British as they sold their products at really low costs, so it was hard to keep up with the British industry. The south hated this tariff because they really depended on English trading, so they were suffering.

The South Carolina Exposition

Dec 18, 1828

Backed and written by John. C. Calhoun, it was a time when he wrote this essay explaining why the South was unhappy with the tariff. Calhoun was trying to rally states against the tariff saying it was unconstitutional, but at this time, no one was with him.

Tariff of 1832

Jul 14, 1832

Yet another protection tariff, however, this time this tariff reduced the other tariffs which helped resolve the other issues of the tariff of 1828. The South was against it, mainly an issue in South Carolina.

South Carolina Nullification

Nov 24, 1832

South Carolina was a very strong opposer to the tariffs that were passed through, so much, they didn’t pay them, they refused to. They threatened to succeed the union if Jackson tried to force them into paying the tariffs.

Jackson’s Proclamation Against Nullification

Dec 10, 1832

Jackson prepared troops to bring into South Carolina to collect tariff revenue, or money, but didn’t even go. He instead urged Congress to pass a Force Bill that would give him the power to use the military force to enforce the tariffs.

Hayne’s Counter Proclamation

Dec 20, 1832

Governor Haynes said that if a state is being oppressed by a law, they can say it was unconstitutional and can void it. After Jackson started to collecting troops for South Carolina, Haynes was continuing to voiding the tariffs and laws. This put South Carolina in a place to go to war with the rest of United States.

Force Bill

Mar 2, 1833

This Force Bill allowed Andrew Jackson to use executive force, like the army, and go to South Carolina to collect the tariff, forcibly. However, since South Carolina nullified these tariffs, they voided the tariff and the Force Bill.

Clay's Compromise

Mar 3, 1833

This was a direct response to the Force Bill. This was a tariff that would gradually reduce the other tariffs over time. As time went by, the states that demanded nullification backed down. The United States avoided big scale conflict.

South Carolina Repeal of Nullification

Mar 11, 1833

Because it was a part of Clay's Compromise, South Carolina agreed and repealed some of their nullification due to how the new tariff would decrease tariff rates. This, however, foreshadowed the coming of the Civil War because of the differences between the North and the South becoming more and more vivid.