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.


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Nullification Crisis involves Compromise Tariff of 1833
Henry Clay knownFor Compromise Tariff of 1833
Nullification Crisis resolvedBy Compromise Tariff of 1833