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Tariff of Abominations (1828)
A law that raised taxes, and was disliked by the Southern states. This was designed to protect agricultural products from foreign competition in the northern and western US. -
Hayne Webster Debates
He had debated issues on things such as public land policy, western expansion, and slavery. -
Force Act 1832
The Force Act was used for the army and navy to collect duties on the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. South Carolina's ordinance of nullification had declared these tariffs void, and South Carolina would not collect duties on them. -
Nullification Act
Out of the southern states, South Carolina was mostly upset. They declared that they could nullify, or deny any law passed by government. The government disagreed and disallowed them to nullify. -
Jackson's Nullification summary
Jackson issued the Nullification Proclamation to the people of South Carolina disputing states rights to nullify a federal law. President Jackson sent ships and soldiers to Charleston and ordered the collector of that port to collect the duties indicated in the protection tariffs. -
Tariff of 1833
This tariff was a result of Henry Clay's efforts to soothe South Carolina about the Tariff of Abominations. It caused South Carolina to withdraw the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. Both protectionists and anti-protectionists accepted this compromise.
