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Nullification Crisis

  • Tariff of Abominations

    Tariff of Abominations
    It was designed to protect the American industry for cheaper rich properties They were taxes on raw materials, like cotton and tobacco, which impacted the economy of the South. It was called this because the southerners resented and had hatred over these tariffs.
  • Calhoon South Carolina protest

  • Webster Hang Debate

    Debate in congress between the federalists. some abiut the terrosts. Nationalists, Hang was the sectionists from south Carolina
  • Revision of Tariff

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    Ordinance of Nullification
    Declared both the tariffs and 1828 and 1833 null and void within state borders. Its legislature also passed laws to enforce the ordinance, including authorization for raising a military force and appropriations for arms. It established protests against perceived excess by the federal government. This was the first time a state had attempted to declare nullification.
  • Tariff of 1832

    Tariff of 1832
    It was to reduce the existing tariffs created by the 1828 tax. It was a compromise but failed to pacify Southerners because they claimed it was unconstitutional. It was a series of protective tariffs implemented by the government. This tariff reduced the taxes and returned to the 35% rate of the tariff of 1824.
  • Proclamation to the people of South Carolina

    Proclamation to the people of South Carolina
    The Proclamation was Andrew Jacksons' answer to the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification. He made it clear that he opposed of the nullification and would use force if they carry out these laws.
  • Clay Tariff Bill of 1833

    Clay Tariff Bill of 1833
    This was a new tariff used to reduce the previous tax, and the states pushing for nullification backed down. This lowered the taxes until 1842 which ended up going as low as they were when the Tariff of 1816 was passed. This tariff also ended the nullification crisis.
  • Force Act or Bill of 1833

    Force Act or Bill of 1833
    The Force Bill passed by congress permitted Jackson to use military force to collect taxes of any state who resisted the tariff laws, which extended executive power. It overrode South Carolina's effort to nullify federal laws during the Nullification Crisis. This was also called the bloody bill in South Carolina.