President Jackson thought the tariff situation was treason and handled it as such by using force to make South Carolina abide by the tariffs. He also felt that the Indians should be allowed to keep their way of life.
President Andrew Jackson responded to the Nullification Crisis by enacting the Force Bill and the Compromise Tariff of 1833. He also pushed for the passage of the Indian Removal Act.
President Andrew Jackson put a tariff on imports coming into those states.
A compromise tariff, supported by President Jackson, was passed.
A compromise tariff, supported by President Jackson, was passed.
Yes, Andrew Jackson opposed the tariff in 1828 because he believed that it would start a civil war and also ran hiscampaign as a man of the country, not a man of sectionalism.
President Andrew Jackson supported the preservation of the Union and in response to South Carolina's threat of secession, Jackson ordered armed forces to the South Carolina capital of Charleston to enforce the Tariff Act. The volatile situation was remedied only when Henry Clay negotiated a compromise tariff acceptable to both the federal government and South Carolina. Calhoun ultimately resigned the vice presidency in protest.
The Tariff of Abominations.
Tariff of Abominations
Force Act.
South Carolina accepted the compromise tariff of 1832 and withdrew its nullification of the 1828 tariff, but it then "nullified" the Force Act which Jackson had Congress enact to enforce the federal tariff.
John C. Calhoun called on the south to nullify President Andrew Jackson's tariff of 1828. His home state of South Carolina passed legislation to nullify a federal law. President Jackson was empowered by the Force Bill, which gave the President the power to send troops to make sure federal law was obeyed. Jackson sent federal troops to Charleston, and threatened to hang Calhoun. The Compromise of 1833 eased tensions.
Clay and Calhoun worked out a compromise tariff.
The high tariff meant that Southerners had to pay more for imports. Many people thought that the tariff was unconstitutional. Anger against the tariff increased in the South. Congress passed a new tariff in 1832 that lowered the rate slightly. South Carolina was not satisfied. It passed the Nullification Act, which declared the new tariff illegal. US President Andrew Jackson sent US troops to South Carolina to enforce Federal tariff laws.