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The Tariff of 1828
A Tariff created to protect the American industry, The tariff focused on specific items such as Iron products, wool, cotton textiles, and agricultural goods. The Tariff protected the American industry because British goods were being sold at a lot cheaper prices, This influenced anger followed by more Tariffs. -
The Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was a tariff put into place to protect the industry in the North. In attempt to get the Americans to buy their goods, European manufacturers sold their own goods at very good reasonable prices. This tariff was later than called "The Tariff of Abominations" because the South was outraged and started to suffer due to being dependent on Europe for trade. -
The South Carolina Exposition
An essay written by John Calhoun explaining the way the South felt about the Tariff of 1828. The South was unsatisfied with the Tariff because they did not feel like they had to pay such more expensive prices for products while Europe was selling the same goods for better pricees and The South Carolina Exposition explained their frustration and argued that the States should come together and nullify the Tariff. Although, at this time none of the States supported this idea. -
South Carolina Nullification
The South Carolina Nullification was the highlight of the South opposing the Tariffs. They refused to pay any Tariffs and threatened to remove themselves from the union if Andrew Jackson planned on making them pay the Tariffs by force. -
The Tariff of 1832
This Tariff coming after the Tariff 4 years prior, is another protection Tariff for the US but this one was put in place to actually fix problems created from the Tariff of 1828 yet the South was still not satisfied. -
Jackson's Proclamation against Nullification
Andrew Jackson finally put his foot down and rallied troops to march into South Carolina to demand the Tariff tax that South Carolina refused to pay. Jackson ended up not going to South Carolina but instead negotiated with congress to not pass a force bill but to allow him to use military force to enforce Tariffs. Congress accepted this offer and authorized the use of military force against any State that opposed the Tariffs. -
Haynes Counter Proclamation
Govenor Haynes counter claimed that if a State were to feel like they are being oppressed by the law they can claim it as unconstitutional and it will be seen as invalid. Haynes countered this to go against the Tariff laws once he saw Jackson preparing to march into South Carolina. This put the state of South Carolina in a position to go into war with the Union. Congress did not agree with this because they wanted to avoid war at all costs. -
Force Bill
This is the bill that allowed Andrew Jackson to use Military force to get the Tariff money out of any state that refused to pay which in this case was South Carolina. The Force Bill was passed by congress but it didn't help much because South Carolina nullified this bill as well. -
Clay's Compromise
Henry Clay's compromise was his resolution to the Force Bill. Clay stated that a new Tariff should be created that slowly reduceds the Tariff tax. Clay's compromise satisfied the Nullifying states because it was reasonable and they did not want further problems with Congress. -
South Carolina's Repeal of Nullification
Following Clay's compromise, South Carolina started to take back most of their Nullifications. South Carolina was happy about Tariff prices going down and since this was the end of the Nullification Crisis it demonstrated the Souths behavior which was a lot different from the North's during this whole crisis. Congress was relieved because the whole Union going into war with one state was unrealistic.
