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  2. Download a video guide for this and other videos at www.apushreview.com APUSH Review: The Nullification Crisis When I was close to death, I was asked if I had left anything undone. “Yes, I didn’t shoot Henry Clay, and I didn’t hang John C. Calhoun.” Everything You Need to Know About The Nullification Crisis To Succeed In APUSH

  3. Tariffs: A Brief Review • What is a tariff? • Tax on foreign goods • Raises the price of foreign made products • In theory, this will benefit American industries as foreign products now cost more • Who would favor tariffs? • The North - industry • Who would be against tariffs? • South (and West) – little industry, consumers

  4. Tariff of 1828 (Abominations) • Passed in 1828 in hopes to hurt President Adams • Raised tariff rates significantly • Favored Northern industries, hurt Southerners • Southerners received no tariff protection for their goods

  5. John C. Calhoun • Who was he? • Part of “Great Triumvirate” • VP under Adams and Jackson • Senator from SC • The South Carolina Exposition • Written anonymously by Calhoun • Drew inspiration from VA and KY Resolutions • Encouraged states to nullify the Tariff of Abominations • Webster-Hayne Debate (1830): • Daniel Webster supported the union and was critical of cries of secession

  6. Tariff of 1832 • Lowered rates from the Tariff of Abominations • However, the South felt they were still too high • SC calls a state convention • Officially nullified the Tariff of 1832 • SC also threatened secession if DC collected tariffs by force

  7. A Hero Is Needed……. • The “Great Compromiser’s” 2nd Compromise • Compromise Tariff of 1833 • Over the next 8 years, the tariff rates would fall by 10% per year • South favored • Force Bill: • Passed the same day as Tariff of 1833 • The President could use the military to collect tariffs if necessary • Both Jackson and Calhoun saved face • The crisis is averted

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