The Nullification Crisis

By leegarrett

  • Tariff of Abominations

    This tariff was passed in 1828 and was another protective tariff designed to protect industry in the Northern United States. This tariff greatly hurt the Southern part of the United States, who depended on European trade.

  • The South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    Written by John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina Exposition was written to express the unhappiness of the south with the tariff of 1828. Calhoun argues that the tariff was unconstitutional and suggested that the states rally together and nullify the tariff, though the states were against him at the time.
    (States have the right to nullify laws)

  • Hayne-Webster Debate

    Webster- Nationalism
    Hayne-State's Rights

  • The Tariff of 1832

    The tariff of 1832 was a protectionist tariff that reduced the tariffs created earlier in an attempt to resolve conflicts that arose with the tariff of 1828. This tariff arose opposition within the South.
    (Reduced the Tariff of 1828)

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

    President Jackson prepared troops to South Carolina to collect the revenue but never went. He instead urged Congress to pass a bill that would allow him to use military force to ensure tariffs.