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Nullification Crisis

  • Tariffs

    Tariff of ambitions which was a protective tariff that supported growing domestic industries by raising the price of imported goods.
  • Passing of bill

    Congress passed and Jackson signed a bill that revised the 1828 tariff downward, but it was not enough to satisfy most South Carolinians.
  • South Carolinas Threat

    Jackson’s response to the South Carolina threat, he sent seven small naval vessels and a man-of-war to Charleston.
  • Proclamation

    Jackson issued a resounding proclamation against the nullifiers.
  • Clay's Tariff

    Clay’s tariff bill quickly passed, specifying that all duties in excess of 20 percent of the values of the goods imported.

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