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South Carolina Exposition and Protest
There was a letter against the government by John C. Calhoun. -
Tariff of Abominations
This was the tariff act of 1828 which was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States designed to protect industry in the Northern United States. This tariff allowed Northern Industries to do better since it virtually got rid of the British Competition. -
Hayne-Webster Debates
The debate between sectionlist and nationalists. -
Fort Hill Address
Calhoun gives his first public speech. -
Indian Removal Act
The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands. The Indians, however, were pretty much forced out of their land without proper negotiations. This dealt with the Nullification crisis because the government helped Georgia with the Indians which caused Georgia, South Carolinas main ally, to not help South Carolina's cause. -
Forces Sent
Andrew Jackson sent seven small naval vessels and a man-of-war to Charleston. This showed the extent to which Jackson would go to preserve the union and the amount of force he would use. -
Tariff of 1832
This tariff was referred to as a protectionist tariff in the United States. The purpose of this tariff was to act as a remedy for the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828. -
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 led to President Andrew Jackson's proclamation against South Carolina, the Nullification Proclamation on December 10, 1832, which threatened to send government ground troops to enforce the tariffs. -
Nullification Proclamation
President Andrew Jackson issued a proclamation to the people of South Carolina that disputed a states' right to nullify federal law. Jackson's proclamation was written in response to an ordinance issued by a South Carolina convention that declared that the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 "are unauthorized by the constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State." -
Compromise Tariff
This agreed to lower the tariff gradually and Henry Clay was the main leader in this. Henry clay was a nationalist? He was with the 1812 war-Warhawks. He also was with the Missouri Compromise. -
Force Bill
The Force Bill gave the president the power to use the military to enforce the collection of import duties if a state refused to comply with federal tariffs.