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1828 act (Tariff of Abominations)
This tariff raised helped protect the Northern and Western state's industries. This created affect the southern economy, especially the cost cotton production and sales in South Carolina. This tariff angered South Carolina and resulted in a declaration that the tariff was null and void. It also lead the the attempt of succession by South Carolina. -
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Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was when the southern state of South Carolina declared several protective tariffs null and void. The State even threatened to succeed from the Union. This was considered a crisis because it was the first time a state had attempted nullification. It was arguably the most dangerous crisis the United States had ever faced at that time. -
Revision of the 1828 tariff
In 1832 Congress passed a bill that was approved and signed by Andrew Jackson, lowering the tariff. Unfortunately, this was not enough the satisfy South Carolina, and the state continued to refuse to obey the national laws. -
1832
In 1832, after South Carolina threatened to succeed from the Union, President Andrew Jackson sent seven naval vessels to Charleston, South Carolina. He declared South Carolina on the "brink of insurrection and treason," and he threatened to personally lead the U.S. Army to South Carolina to enforce the law. -
End of the Nullification Crisis
After lots of conflict between the government and South Carolina, they finally came to agreement. Both sides considered themselves victors of the conflict. President Jackson had defended the Union and the nation, and South Carolina demonstrated that a "single state would force its will on Congress."