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The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was a protest against the Tariff of Abomination. This allowed states to nullify oppressive national legislation. It was written John C. Calhoun and the tariff was declared unconstitutional. -
The Tariff of Abominations was the raise of taxes on foreign goods being imported. Some of the imported food inflated as much as 50% which made American products more likely to be bought. Cotton plantation owners thought of it as "abominations" they were dependent on the trade with Great Britain. Northerners desired these taxes for manufactures but Southerners didn't like the tariff. -
The Tariff of 1828 was high tariff from imports coming from foreign lands to make Americans buy American products. Products being imported rose to even 50% and benefited North states with manufacturing while it was bad for Southern states. -
The Tariff of 1832 was passed to help solve the issues with the Tariff of Abominations and the Southern grievances. But it only slightly made a difference because soon after it would be led with the Ordinance of Nullification. -
The South Carolinians didn't think the South Carolina Exposition and Protest was enough so the state adopted the Ordinance of Nullification. It started that both the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 where null and void within the states borders. -
Before the Proclamation Jackson had sent seven small navel vessels and a man of war to Charleston in November of 1832. Following this on December 10th of 1832 Jackson responded to the South Carolina Ordinaince of Nullification with his Proclamation that stated he would send military force and opposed the nullification. -
The Compromise tariff of 1833 was proposed by Senator Henry Clay to excess about 20% of the value of good being imported. Tariffs were lowered over the next decade and was accepted by South Carolina and finally ended the nullification crisis. -
The South Carolina convention repealed its tariff Nullification Ordinance which would also eventually nullify the Force Act.