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This was a protective put up to help support growing industries by raising the cost of imported goods.
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These were protests that took place because the Southerners wanted to nullify the Tariff of Abomination since they felt it was oppressive and left Southerners/Farmers broke.
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After the decline of the bill of 1832, South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification which declared both tariffs null and void. South Carolina passed laws like raising a military and making arms in correspondence to the Ordinance. This led to Andrew Jackson sending naval vessels and the compromise between the state and the national government.
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This was a bill passed by Congress that revised the 1828 Tariff to be lower, but South Carolinians declined this bill.
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This was an act passed that enforces the President's authority to use military force to enforce laws.
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This was a compromise made by Henry Clay which lowered the tariff over time to where it will eventually be at the same rate as the moderate tariff of 1816.
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