Roman Butler - Nullification Crisis

By RButler21

  • Tariff of Abominations

    A tariff setting a 38% tax on imported goods and a 45% tax on some raw materials such as iron. This heavily affected the South.

  • South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    Jackson and Calhoun protested the tariff as states supposedly have the right to refuse federal laws.

  • Webster-Hayne debate

    Hayne was a nationalist from South Carolina debating that states can reject federal laws against Webster, who argued the opposite.

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification which would nullify the tariff and threatened to secede from the Union.

  • The Force Bill

    This act allowed the president to use military power to enforce laws. This shows how desperate the government was at the time.

  • Compromise Tariff

    To calm things between the Union and South Carolina, Clay wrote and Calhoun approved a compromise for the gradual reduction of duties.

  • Repeal of Nullification

    South Carolina repealed the Ordinance and agreed to the compromise tariff.