Nullification Crisis

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  • Tariff of 1828

    The tariff of 1828(May 19) was a protective tariff meant to protect the industry in the north. European manufacturers would sell their goods at very low prices so Americans would buy their products. It was hard for American manufacturers to keep up with the prices. It was labeled the Tariff of Abominations by the south since the south was dependent on European trade and it suffered greatly with the tariff in place.

  • The South Carolina Exposition

    The South Carolina Exposition was an essay explaining the South’s discontent with the Tariff of 1828 which was written by vice president John C. Calhoun. Calhoun thought that the tariff was unconstitutional and argued that the states should work together and nullify the tariff. No states agreed with Calhoun at this time though.

  • The South Carolina Nullification

    South Carolina had strong opposition to the tariffs and refused to pay them so they voided the tariff. They threatened to secede from the union if Jackson used force to collect them.

  • Hayne-Webster Debates

    Hayne (SC), a sectionalist, argued with Webster (MA), a nationalist, over whether the states had a right to nullify or void a federal law

  • Jackson's Proclamation

    Jackson was ready to go to South Carolina with an army to collect the taxes, but he chose not to go. Instead, he proposed the Force Bill that would let him use military force to collect taxes,

  • Haynes' Counter Proclamation

    Governor Haynes claimed that a state if oppressed by law, can deem it unconstitutional and void. After Jackson started to round up troops to send to South Carolina, Haynes countered this by continuing to void the tariffs and laws. This put South Carolina in a place to go to war with the US.

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    The Ordinance of Nullification declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state borders of South Carolina. It began the Nullification Crisis.

  • Tariff of 1832

    The Tariff of 1832 was another protective tariff that was passed to reduced the existing tariffs as remedy for the problems created by the 1828 tax referred to as the Tariff of Abominations. The positive effects of the Tariff of 1832 were a compromise but it still failed to pacify Southerners leading to the Nullification Crisis.

  • The Force Bill

    The Force Bill allowed Andrew Jackson to use the army and navy to collect duties on the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. South Carolina's nullification declared these tariffs void and South Carolina would not collect duties on them. So, South Carolina nullified the Force Bill as well which would lead to further conflict.

  • Clay's Compromise Tariff of 1833

    As a response to the Force Bill, there was a compromise proposed by Henry Clay with the help of John Calhoun with the hope that it will appease the Nullification Crisis. The compromise consisted of a new tariff that slowly reduced the overall tariff for the next 10 years until 1842 where they would be as low as with the Taricc of 1816. States that demanded nullification backed down and the US avoided a large scale conflict. The Compromise Tariff ended the Nullification Crisis.