MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Threatened to use force against South Carolina.
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Increased tariffs.
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Told South Carolina to secede from the Union.
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Decided to quite being president.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson regarded the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification as a clear threat to the federal union and to national authority. He reacted by submitting to Congress a Force Bill authorizing the use of federal troops in South Carolina if necessary to collect tariff duties.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina (also known as the “Nullification Proclamation”) that disputed a states’ right to nullify a federal law.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although not the first crisis that dealt with state authority over perceived unconstitutional infringements on its sovereignty, the Nullification Crisis represented a pivotal moment in American history as this is the first time tensions between state and federal authority almost led to a civil war.