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Tariff Of Abominations And The Nullification Crisis
The impact of the Tariff of Abominations in the South led to the Nullification Crisis. Eager to restore economic prosperity in the south, South Carolina attempted to nullify the tariff act. In hopes to deescalate the situation President Jackson convinced Congress to reduce the tariff act. The Tariff of 1832 only lowered the prices of certain products but unfortunately the rates for cotton, fabric, and clothing were still high. Resentful against the federal government South Carolina passed an Ordinance of Nullification. This stated that both Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were to be voided and unconstitutional, in other word they were going to refrain from paying the tariffs. If federal law tried to intervene then South Carolina stated they would
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