Crisis

Nullification Crisis

By PedroP.
  • Tariff of Abominations

    Tariff of Abominations

    The Tariff of Abominations was signed on May 19, 1828, by President John Quincy Adams. The Tariff of Abominations was very significant because it was made to protect the North while messing with the economies in the South.
  • Ordinance of Nullification

    Ordinance of Nullification

    The Ordinance of Nullification made the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 "null and void."
  • Force Bill

    Force Bill

    The force bill was passed by the U.S. Congress. It gave the president the power to use military force to get the imports of a state that refused the tariffs.
  • Compromise of 1833

    Compromise of 1833

    To resolve the Nullification Crisis, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun made the tariffs lower their rates as years go by.