Congress continued to raise protective tariffs.
Congress continued to raise protective tariffs.
South Carolina threatened to secede in 1833 with the Nullification Act.
South Carolina
South Carolina thought the tarrif (taxes) were too high, so they threatened to secede
South Carolina
the imiposition of higher tariffs
Congress continued to raise protective tariffs.
the Supreme Court rejected the principle of nullification. -GRADPOINT
they threatened to leave the Union and secede from it
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
South Carolina
the imiposition of higher tariffs
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.