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South Carolina Nullification
9/25/12 Adv. U.S. History
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, November 24, 1832

Throughout the great American history, Americans have been through a colossal amount of conflicts, and wars. However, they still figured out a way to compromise and accept each other’s differences. As America improves, they gradually lead to a making of a powerful and organized government. Yet in “South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification” a conflict arises, where South Carolina is furious at the federal government and wants the best for themselves. Like many other states South Carolina is one of which that had its own negative opinions towards the federal government, leading to a larger problem. The document “South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification” both supports and contradicts American and constitutional principles. In early 1860’s the Civil war took place, against the North and the South parts of America. In the time that was taken to reach the civil war, many small disagreements and arguments took place that eventually led to having an immense war. However, around three decades earlier, South Carolina had been having disagreements with the federal government. On May 19, 1928 the Congress of the United States passed the Tariff of 1828. The tariff was designed to protect industries in the northern United States which were being driven out of business, by low-priced imported goods by putting tax on them. Well it seems as if this was a great idea, until, the south started to feel the effects of it, on their antebellum economy. The south called the tariff of 1828, “Tariff of Abominations”. “South Carolina felt that the protective features of tariffs were harmful to them and they also claimed that they were unconstitutional because they favored North over the South.” (u-s-history.com)A government should serve their people with equality and liberty. Instead the federal government chose to be unfair and help the north because that’s where they



Citations: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Nullification.html http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080414073847AALgm3K http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_1828 http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h333.html | | http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Nullification.html,

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