The Nullification Crisis

By jaylenh

  • Tariff of Abominations

    Southerners, arguing that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense

  • South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    Pamphlet published in 1828, secretly written by John C. Calhoun, that denounced the recent tariff as unjust and unconstitutional.

  • Webster–Hayne debate

    The Webster–Hayne debate was a debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina on the topic of protectionist tariffs.

  • The Tariff of 1832

    A protectionist tariff in the United States. The purpose of this tariff was to act as a remedy for the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828.

  • Jackson's Proclamation Against Nullification

    President Andrew Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina that disputed a states right to nullify a federal law.

  • The Ordinance of Nullification

    Declared that the 1829 and 1832 Tariffs were unconstitutional and thus null and void

  • The Force Bill

    Congress passed the Force Act that authorized the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts.

  • South Carolina Repeal of Nullification

    Congress passed the new negotiated tariff satisfactory to South Carolina. The South Carolina convention reconvened and repealed its tariff Nullification Ordinance

  • Compromise Tariff of 1833

    An act that was passed that reduced high tariff rates only marginally, and left in place fairly strong protectionist barriers.