USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was driven by South Carolina politician John C. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1832, South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union over the issue of tariffs, an event known as the Nullification Crisis. In 1828, the South was particularly hurt by tariffs passed that increased the cost of living in the region, prompting new negotiations during Jackson’s first term as president.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tariff was so unpopular in the South that it generated threats of secession. John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson’s vice president and a native of South Carolina, proposed the theory of nullification, which declared the tariff unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1828, Congress passed a high protective tariff that infuriated the southern states because they felt it only benefited the industrialized north. For example, a high tariff on imports increased the cost of British textiles. This tariff benefited American producers of cloth-mostly in the north.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tariff was strongly opposed in the South, since it was perceived to put an unfair tax burden on the Southern agrarian states that imported most manufactured goods. The tariff’s opponents expected that Jackson’s election as president would result in a significant reduction of it.