Timeline

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  • South Carolina Exposition and Protest

    • Argued the Tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional
    • Opened the floor to the doctrine of nullification
    • Threatened secession
    • Led by John C. Calhoun

  • Tariffs of 1828

    2nd Name - Tariff of Abominations
    - A high protective tariff
    - Passed to protect Northern manufacturing from foreign competition: Cheaper imported goods from Britain
    - Created National Independence for Industries in the U.S.
    - Caused harm to the South: Relied on Imported goods that were now being taxed
    - Led to the Doctrine of Nullification

  • Tariffs 1832

    • Protected Northern manufacturing by taxing imported goods that were being tariffed by the Tariff of Abominations of 1828
    • Lowered the tariff by a minimal percentage
    • Southern states opposed the tariff as it was benefitting Northern states
    • Led to the passing of the Ordinance of Nullification
    • Led to the Compromise Tariff of 1833

  • Ordinance of Nullification

    • A declaration from South Carolina that stated that the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional.
    • Written by Vice President John C. Calhoun
    • South Carolina relied on imported goods and were against policies that benefitted Northern Industries
    • Threat of Secession
    • Rejected by the Federal Authority

  • Proclamation to the People of South Carolina

    • Got people together to condemn nullification
    • Declared nullification was a violation of the Constitution
    • Argued that secession by armed force was a form of treason
    • Emphasized that the states should be united as a nation
    • Led to the Force Bill

  • South Carolina Repealed Nullification

    This was lead to by tariffs and the South Carolina Ordinance.
    - President Jackson opposed nullification.
    - Enforced the Force Bill
    - Began due to the Compromise Tariff of 1833

  • Compromise Tariffs

    • Resolved the Nullification issue
    • Slowly lowered tariff rates in the course of a decade
    • Led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
    • Provided relief to the South: Relied on imported goods
    • Guided the North away from secession: Relied on manufacturing
    • Led to the repeal of the Ordinance of Nullification: Pushed away from a civil war

  • Force Bill of 1833

    • Passed by U.S. Congress: Authorized by Andrew Jackson
    • Permitted military force to enforce federal tariffs in South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis: Benefitted only Northern Industries
    • Argued the states had the power to nullify unconstitutional federal laws and in extreme cases, secede from the Union
    • Mandated certain duties were paid in cash
    • Led to the Compromise Bill
    • Pushed away from the Civil War