President Andrew Jackson - The Tariff Issue

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Tariff of 1816

A tariff passed by Congress to protect the infant American industries.

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Tariff of 1828

A tariff hated by the South because it reduced British exports to the United States and forced the South to buy more expensive Northern manufactured goods.

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John C. Calhoun's change in opinion on tariffs

Originally supported the tariff of 1816, but changed his mind by 1828 because South Carolina’s economy had failed to recover fully from an economic depression.

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South Carolina Exposition

Devised a nullification theory, which questioned the legality of applying some federal laws in sovereign states.

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South Carolina's reaction to the Tariff of 1832

Declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 “unauthorized by the Constitution” and “null, void, and no law.”

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President Jackson's response to South Carolina

Declared South Carolina’s actions treasonous and threatened to hang Calhoun and march federal troops into South Carolina to enforce the tariff.

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Force Bill of 1833

Allowed the federal government to use the army and navy against South Carolina if state authorities resisted paying proper duties.

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Jackson's reasons for opposing a national bank

All federal tax revenues were deposited in the BUS rather than state or private banks, giving the Second Bank an unfair advantage over other banks.

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Jackson's action regarding the national bank

He vetoed the bill to recharter the Bank.

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Action of Jackson that hurts the nation's economy

Sending troops to South Carolina.