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Tariff of 1828
This was a tariff signed by President Adams. It is often called the Tariff of Abominations. This tariff raised the rates on manufactured goods to extremes. It was created to protect agriculture in the north and the west by lowering foreign competition. This did not work out well and resulted in the South falling on hard times. Living in the South was now an expensive thing to do so profits from industrial New England had to be used to support the South. -
South Carolina Exposition and Protest by Calhoun
John C. Calhoun anonymously composed this writing. He wrote this to make the doctrine of nullification clear. The doctrine let states have the power to control what happened in that specific state which led to the questioning of the constitutionality of putting extreme taxes on imports. -
Ordinance of Nullification
The Ordinance of Nullification made the tariffs of 1828 and of 1832 no longer in play in South Carolina. It was led by John C. Calhoun. South Carolina made threats to the federal government to remove itself from the United States. -
The Force Bill
This bill was passed by Congress. The Force Bill gave the president of the United States the ability to use any force necessary to implement tariffs imposed by the federal government. -
The Compromise Tariff
The Compromise Tariff, also known as Clay's Tariff, was written by Henry Clay and it had been approved by John Calhoun. This tariff lowered the revenue level.