JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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SC wanted to nullify the Indian Removal Act
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SC wanted to nullify the Tariff of Abominations and there was (again) a debate about whether they could or not
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -nullification crisis, in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former’s attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 began with the passage of the Tariff of 1828 (better known as the Tariff of Abominations) which sought to protect industrial products from competition with foreign imports.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a political dispute between the Federal Government and the government of South Carolina over tariffs that were designed to protect manufacturers in the Northern states who were competing with British manufacturers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports; however, the resulting tax on foreign goods would raise the cost of living in the South and would cut into the profits of New England’s industrialists.