Nullification Crisis

By Landry Waters

  • Tariff of Abominations

    This was a tariff passed by Andrew Jackson that put a tax on foreign trade. It promoted manufacturing in New England, yet raised prices for manufactured goods and resulted in the south losing some foreign markets to which they sell cotton and other crops.

  • The Hayne-Webster Debates

    This was a debate in the Senate where Robert Hayne and Daniel Webster debated over powers of the government. Hayne argued that the government had too much power and that states should have a say in declaring laws unconstitutional. Webster said that the strength of the country relied on its ability to stay together in a Union, and said that this is an essential part of the country.

  • Tariff of 1832

    Reduced tariffs enacted by the 1828 "Tariff of Abomination", yet was still largely unpopular, leading to circumstances that would cause the Nullification Crisis.

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    South Carolina legislature that declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state borders.

  • Proclamation to the People of South Carolina

    Proclamation where president Andrew Jackson threatened to use military force against the state of South Carolina if they secede from the Union and refuse to abide my the tariffs set in place previously. This was meant to preserve the Union between the states and set a precedent regarding states that try to secede. It resulted in the repeal of the Ordinance of Nullification, and South Carolina remained in the Union.

  • The Compromise Tariff Act of 1833

    This tariff was enacted as a compromise in order to resolve the Nullification Crisis and keep South Carolina from seceding from the Union. The taxes on imports would gradually decrease over the next 10 years until they matched those of the Tariff of 1816. This marked the end of the Nullification Crisis.