JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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The South Carolina legislature passed the Nullifcation Act.
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John C. Calhoun publicly supported states’ rights and pushed for South Carolina to nullify the Tariff Law.
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South Carolina strongly supported high tariffs.
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Congress passed the Tariff of Abomination.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -What Caused the Nullification Crisis? The Tariff of 1828, commonly referred to as the Tariff of Abominations, was the central cause of the Nullification Crisis. This tariff was first proposed by allies of Andrew Jackson’s presidential campaign during the election of 1828.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun that slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis.
Detailed explanation-4: -While other southern states disagreed with the tariff, South Carolina was the only state to invoke nullification. Following a few tense months, South Carolina eventually accepted a compromise tariff in the winter of 1833. The constitutional crisis was only temporarily averted, as tensions remained throughout the Union.