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The Tariff of Abominations was a high tax placed on manufactured goods as well as raw materials. This negatively impacted the agricultural states in the South. It contributed to growing resentment in the Union because southerners believed the North was being favored.
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This was written by John C. Calhoun as an opposing view to President Jackson. He believed that the tariff of abominations was unconstitutional because it did not benefit the country equally. He was in favor of nullification and states' rights to check the federal government. This was done shortly before his resignation from his role as Vice President.
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The nullification crisis was a dispute between President Andrew Jackson and his Vice President John C. Calhoun. Jackson thought that the tariffs should be enforced, and Calhoun believed that the tariffs were unconstitutional. Jackson believed the concept of nullification was damaging to the unity of the country and the balance between federal and state governments. This dispute planted the seeds of civil war.
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The South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification stated that the Tariffs of Abomination were unconstitutional, and that the state reserved the right to consider the tax void. The state also threatened to secede from the Union if tariffs were not lowered, further challenging the authority and power of the federal government.
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The Proclamation to the People of South Carolina was President Jackson's attempt to make the people understand the dangers that came with nullification. He emphasizes that South Carolina's government was not trying to protect the people's rights to void unconstitutional laws from Congress, but trying to bring the country into a state of "disunion".
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Congress passed the Force Act to grant the President permission to use military power to aid in the enforcement of laws, specifically tariffs. This Act was passed specifically to coerce South Carolina to comply with the tariffs at the time. This is similar to when Washington had to used militias to put down rebellions during his presidency.
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This tariff was made by Senator Henry Clay to resolve the issues of the nullification crisis and to avoid a civil war. The goal was to reduce tariffs gradually over ten years until they reached a base rate of twenty percent. This would be similar to the moderate tariff rate in 1816.
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Jackson was a westerner, so he was strongly opposed to having a national bank. When the time came to renew the charter for the Second National Bank, Jackson vetoed it immediately. The division in the country over whether or not to have a bank was revealed during the following presidential campaign.