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Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of Abominations was passed by Congress with the intent of protecting Northern U.S. industry from competition with foreign imports. It taxed goods from Europe, which resulted in southern living becoming more expensive. -
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The Debate of Hayne v. Webster
This debate between Robert Hayne of South Carolina and Daniel Webster of Massachusetts was brought on by the South's opposition to high tariffs on imported goods. This eventually went on to debate other things like slavery, western expansion, and public land policy. Hayne believed that states had the power to nullify federal law, while Webster believed the opposite. -
Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was was a protectionist tariff that was meant to remedy the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828. It lowered the protective rates created by the Tariff of 1828, but not enough to appease the Southern States. As a result, the Nullification Crisis happened. -
South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification
South Carolina held a convention, which approved an Ordinance of Nullification. This Ordinance declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void in the state of South Carolina. This began the Nullification Crisis, and led to Jackson's proclamation against South Carolina. After they were threatened with military force, and following a revision of the law which lowered the tariff, South Carolina repealed the ordinance. -
Proclamation to the People of South Carolina
Andrew Jackson released this proclamation in response to South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification. He wrote this with the purpose of warning SC citizens of what would happen if they obeyed the Ordinance of Nullification. In this, he listed reasons why the Ordinance of Nullification was unconstitutional, and attempted to persuade the citizens of South Carolina to not obey this Ordinance. It also disputed the rights of a state to nullify a federal law. -
The Compromise Tariff of 1833
This was passed simultaneously with the Force Bill. This act was meant to defuse the tensions of the Nullification Crisis. It gradually lowered the rates of the tariffs over the next ten years until they were lowered back to their regular rate. This tariff ended the Nullification Crisis. -
The Force Bill
The Force Bill was a law passed simultaneously with the Compromise Tariff of 1833. This bill temporarily gave the President the power to use the national military to enforce the collection of import duties and tariffs if a state refused to go along with federal tariffs. -
South Carolina Nullifies Force Bill
South Carolina later convened at another convention to nullify the Force Bill and took back their nullification of the tariff laws.
