The Nullification Crisis

By Aaliyah03
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    The Nullification Crisis

  • Tariff of 1828

    Protective tariff on imported goods to protect Northern Industry.

  • The South Carolina Exposition

    John C. Calhoun wrote this exposition to show that the tariff of 1828 wasn't need and wanted the states to rally with him but no state agreed with him.

  • Hayne-Webster Debate

    Robert Hayne of South Carolina thought of the Constitution as a little more than a treaty between sovereign states while Daniel Webster believed that the US was one nation and the the Constitution was "for the people, by the people, and answerable to the people">

  • Fort Hill Address

    John C. Calhoun published the Fort Hill Address to make a debate over the nullification for the very first time

  • Tariff of 1832

    A "protectionist" tariff that made the tariffs in 1828 smaller to reduce the conflicts it made which arose opposition in the South.

  • The Ordinance of Nullification

    This declared all tariffs of 1828 and 1832 void.

  • Andrew Jackson's Proclamation

    Andrew Jackson went to South Carolina to collect tariffs but didn't actually go and instead urged Congress to pass a new bill called the Force Bill the gave the power to use military forces to promote taxes.

  • The Force Bill

    After Andrew Jackson enforced the Force Bill, South Carolina's nullification declared the tariffs to be void and chose not to collect duties upon them which resulted in South Carolina nullifying them too.

  • Clay's Compromise

    After the Force Bill, Senator Henry Clay made a response saying that they should "defuse the gravity" of the Nullification Crisis.

  • South Carolina Repeal of Nulificaton

    Within Clay's compromise, South Carolina repealed some of their nullification which included finally agreeing to the lowering of tariff rates and although all of this happened, it started to foreshadow the Civil War.