The Nulification Crisis- 1832

What was The Nulification Crisis?

        The Nulification Crisis began when Andrew Jackson was president when south Caronlina attemtped to nullify

a law passed by the United States Congress. The Crisis developed during the national economic downturn in the

20s that hit South Carolina hard. John C. Calhoun of South Carolina came up with the theory that if any state,

or states, can choose to not enforce the law because the people of the state have ruled it unconstitutional. 

        South carolina felt that the tariff of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and felt that they should not have to

enforce that law. They Threatened to leave the union if the problem was not dealt with.  John C. calhoun's theory

was know as Nullification. If it was enforced South Carolina would stay in the union.

       In 1861 eleven states left the union because they felt so strongly that they should not have to enforce the laws

created by the Congress. The 11 states that left the union left mostly because fo the arguement over slavery.

 President Andrew Jackson

 John C. Calhoun

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