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The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written by John C. Calhoun, declared that the states should have the right disregard any national legislation that oppressed them.
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In 1828, the Tariff of Abominations was created in order to help prevent Northern manufacturing from foreign competition. The South was opposed to this tariff because they believed all the benefits were given to the North, leaving them with none.
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The Hayne-Webster Debate was a debate between Robert Hayne, a South Carolina senator, and Daniel Webster, a Massachusetts senator. Hayne the government was too strong, wanting the states to have their rights, while Webster defended the federal government and argued the states should not be able to nullify any federal law.
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The Ordinance of Nullification was written to declare that both tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 should be null and void within the regions of the states.
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Clay's Tariff Bill was quickly passed in Congress to state that, year by year, tariffs rates would be lowered in order to restore them to what they were in 1816.
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The revision of the Tariff Act of 1828 was passed by Congress and signed by Andrew Jackson. It was revisited in order to try and prevent any further anger from the Southern states about the tariffs that were in place.
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The Proclamation to the People of South Carolina, written by President Andrew Jackson, was a declaration directed to the people of South Carolina that showed his disagreement with the Ordinance of Nullification. Jackson wrote the document directly to the people, stating that it would be dangerous if South Carolina followed with the Ordinance of Nullification
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The Force Act was passed around the same as Clay's Tariff Bill, declaring that the President had the authority to use military power in order to properly enforce laws within the country.
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