Nullification Crisis

By giselle_sanchez

  • Tariffs of Abominations

    Tariffs of Abominations
    This was a protective tariff on Northern manufacturers, which left South Carolina agricultural poor. This raised the prices of imported goods because it supported growing domestic industries.

  • South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    South Carolina Exposition and Protest
    This was a protest for the Tariffs of Abomination. This was declared by John C. Calhoun that allowed states to nullify oppressive national legislation.

  • Bill of 1832

    This was a protection tariff on the United States, which also revised the tariff of 1828.

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    Ordinance of Nullification
    The states declared this which led to the tariff of 1828 and 1832 null and void within state borders. This happened because the South Carolinians weren't satisfied with the revised bill.

  • Force Act

    Force Act
    The Force Act, approved by Congress, permitted for the use of military force against every state that opposed the tariff acts.

  • Clay's Tariff Bill

    Clay's tariff bill stated that all obligations in excess of 20% of the value of goods imported were going to be reduced every year with the goal reaching the moderate tariff of 1816 by 1842.