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South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The state's leading politician, John C. Calhoun, and Jackson's vice president had declared in his South Carolina Exposition and Protest that states had the right to nullify oppressive national legislation. -
Tariff of Abominations of 1828
Business and farming interest in the state hoped that the president would use his power to modify the Tariff of Abominations. All of the benefits of protection went to Northern manufacturers, leaving agricultural South Carolina poorer. -
Attack of Charleston
In response to South Carolina's threat, Jackson sent seven small naval vessels and a man-of-war to Charleston in November 1832. -
Bill of 1832
This was a bill passed by Congress and signed by Jackson that revised the 1828 tariff downward, but it was not enough to satisfy most South Carolinians. -
Proclamation against nullifiers
Jackson issued a proclamations against the nullifiers. The president declared that South Carolina was on the brink of insurrection and treason. He appealed to the people of the states to reassert their allegiance to the Union. In this Proclamation, Jackson let it be known that he would personally lead the US Army to enforce the law. -
Clay's Tariff Bill/Compromise Tariff of 1833
Senator Henry Clay sponsored a compromise measure that specified that all duties in excess of 20 percent of the value of the goods imported were to be reduced year by year, so the duties on all articles would reach the level of the moderate tariff of 1816 by 1842. -
Ordinance of Nullification
South Carolina adopted an Ordinance of Nullification that declared both the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within sate borders.
It also passed laws to enforce the ordinance, including authorization for raising a military force and appropriations for arms. -
Force Act of 1833
This act was passed by Congress to authorize the president to use military power to enforce the laws.