Compromise Tariff of 1833
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The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was a U.S. law engineered primarily by Henry Clay that gradually reduced protective tariffs to ease sectional tensions and defuse the Nullification Crisis between South Carolina and the federal government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compromise Tariff of 1833 canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
tariff statute ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Northern manufacturing states
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ Southern agricultural states ⓘ |
| aimedToResolve | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tariff of 1833 ⓘ |
| appliedTo | imported goods ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American System (economic plan)
ⓘ
surface form:
American System
|
| cause |
Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
sectional tensions over protective tariffs ⓘ |
| compromiseBetween |
free-trade advocates
ⓘ
protectionist interests ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1833-03-02 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1833-03-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Walker Tariff of 1846 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | entire United States ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federal supremacy
ⓘ
states’ rights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed or superseded by later tariff acts ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermEffect | set precedent for negotiated sectional compromises ⓘ |
| mechanism | gradual reduction of tariff rates over a ten-year period ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Henry Clay ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Northern protectionists ⓘ |
| policyArea |
federal–state relations
ⓘ
fiscal policy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| primaryArchitect | Henry Clay ⓘ |
| provided | scheduled reductions of duties to about 20 percent ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defuse confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government
ⓘ
to ease sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ to gradually reduce protective tariff rates ⓘ to preserve the Union ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tariff of 1828
ⓘ
Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| result |
de-escalation of the Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
temporary reduction of sectional conflict ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States constitutional debates on nullification ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
John C. Calhoun
ⓘ
many Southern politicians ⓘ |
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