Where did the nullification crisis happen?

Answer 1

The nullification crisis happened here in the United States in about 1828-1832. It was between the south, especially South Carolina who threatened to secede, if the tariffs would not go down or be taken away.

Answer 2

It started because South Carolina didn't want to pay the tariffs, placed on them by the government, that mainly supported the Northern agriculture. They placed an "ordinance of nullification" and refused to pay the tax. President Jackson was extremely upset and passed a "forced bill" which he sent, with armed forces, down to the South to command that they pay the tariff. This scared a few Southern states who, before now, had considered joining South Carolina. However, Henry Clay's compromise determined that South Carolina would back away from the nullification ordinance.

The Nullification Crisis was when South Carolina wished to separate themselves from the Union and create their own laws. This was such a big deal because (due to their Southern location) many other slave states would follow their action and secede from the Union as well. Now the government was just finding their own system to govern when there was a threat of losing a large portion of their nation. How could they build a country on stable grounds if states could just decide to leave? They needed the money from the South because that was their main revenue (until the income tax many years later). Although the Nullification Crisis did pass, the tension between the North and South was growing strong. The Crisis did brought up a big issue that was a huge controversy and decided on much later: slavery.