USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Led by John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson’s Vice President, “nullifiers ” in the South Carolina convention declared that the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and should be nullified.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ordinance of Nullification issued by South Carolina in 1832 foreshadowed the state’s announcement of secession nearly 30 years later. Calhoun had supported the Tariff of 1816, but he realized that if he were to have a political future in South Carolina, he would need to rethink his position.

Detailed explanation-3: -In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state. U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson responded in December by issuing a proclamation that asserted the supremacy of the federal government.

Detailed explanation-4: -On December 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson issued a proclamation to the people of South Carolina that disputed a states’ right to nullify a federal law.

Detailed explanation-5: -Avalon Project-South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, November 24, 1832.