Tariff of 1832
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The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tariff of 1832 canonical | 5 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
tariff ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
easing Southern discontent over the Tariff of 1828
ⓘ
protecting domestic industry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| contributedTo |
constitutional debate over nullification
ⓘ
threat of secession by South Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
modest reduction of the Tariff of 1828
ⓘ
still highly protectionist ⓘ |
| followedBy | Compromise Tariff of 1833 ⓘ |
| follows | Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Northern demands for continued protectionism
ⓘ
Southern complaints about the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
continued protectionist trade policy
ⓘ
intensification of sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ prompted South Carolina’s nullification ordinance ⓘ provoked opposition in the American South ⓘ reduction of tariff rates of the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th-century American economic policy
ⓘ
Antebellum period ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum United States
|
| legalForm | customs law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
customs duties
ⓘ
import tariffs ⓘ protectionism ⓘ states’ rights controversy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
John C. Calhoun
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | economic policy of the Jackson administration ⓘ |
| regulates | rates of import duties ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Northern manufacturers
ⓘ
protectionist politicians ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Andrew Jackson presidency
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Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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