USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law. In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bill was vehemently denounced in the South and escalated to a threat of civil war in the Nullification Crisis of 1832–1833. The tariff was replaced in 1833, and the crisis ended.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.