The ordinance of nullification
In 1828 whencongress passed the tariff of abominations, calhoun joined his fellow southerners in protest.
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Nullification
Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833
The ordinance of nullification
In 1828 whencongress passed the tariff of abominations, calhoun joined his fellow southerners in protest.
South Carolina
Nullification Act of 1832
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South Carolina threatened to secede in 1833 with the Nullification Act.
Congress passed the Tariff of 1833.
A compromise tariff, supported by President Jackson, was passed.
Congress passed the Tariff of 1833.
The high tariff meant that Southerners had to pay more for imports. Many people thought that the tariff was unconstitutional. Anger against the tariff increased in the South. Congress passed a new tariff in 1832 that lowered the rate slightly. South Carolina was not satisfied. It passed the Nullification Act, which declared the new tariff illegal. US President Andrew Jackson sent US troops to South Carolina to enforce Federal tariff laws.
The nullification act declared the tariff of aboninations unconstitutional. The state of South Carolina led the movement.
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