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Tariff of Abominations of 1828
North was being protected while the South was not, causing the South to become poor. The farmers and businesses wanted Jackson, to use his powers to create the Tariff of Abominations. The purpose of this was to protect tariffs that were passed to help grow domestic industries by increasing the costs of imported goods. In 1832, during the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, John C Calhoun declared that states had the right to nullify oppressive national legislation, was a factor of the tariff. -
Indian Removal Act
In the Indian Removal Act, the Indians are promised financial compensation and aid for the first year, when they resettle west of the Mississippi River. The President was also not allowed to violate any existing treaty between any of the Indian tribes and the United States. This was one of the many treaties that United States broke with the Indians. -
Tariff of Abominations Downward of 1832
Congress passed a bill that Jackson signed to revise the tariff downward, but it still didn't satisfy the South. This then leads to the Ordinance of Nullification. -
Ordinance of Nullification
From the tariffs in 1828 and 1832, the ordinance would be void and null within state borders. Laws were passed to help enforce it by raising appropriations for arms and a military force. Nullifications were protesting perceived excesses by the government. -
Proclamation Against the Nullifiers
In November 1832, Jackson sent seven small naval vessels to Charleston. On December 10, 1832, Jackson issued a proclamation and made it clear to the people of the state to reassert their allegiance to the Union. -
Tariff Bill Created by Clay
Clay passed a bill that specified the duties in excess of the 20 percent value of the goods imported are to be reduced each year. South Carolina, expected the other Southern states, to agree with them but none of them did. South Carolina forced its will on Congress, even though no other states backed them up.