Nullification Crisis
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The Nullification Crisis was an early 1830s political confrontation between the U.S. federal government and South Carolina over the state's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, testing the limits of states' rights and federal authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States history event
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constitutional crisis → political crisis → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nullification Controversy
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| conflictBetween |
South Carolina state government
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federal government of the United States → |
| constitutionalIssue |
interpretation of the Supremacy Clause
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scope of state sovereignty → |
| country |
United States
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| endTime |
1833
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| followedBy |
increasing North–South sectional conflict
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| governmentAction |
passage of the Force Bill in 1833
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| hasCause |
Tariff of 1828
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Tariff of 1832 → |
| hasEffect |
assertion of federal supremacy
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heightened sectional tensions → precedent for secessionist arguments → strengthening of presidential authority → temporary resolution of tariff dispute → |
| involves |
Compromise Tariff of 1833
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Force Bill → Ordinance of Nullification → |
| keyFigure |
Andrew Jackson
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Daniel Webster → Henry Clay → John C. Calhoun → Robert Y. Hayne → |
| legalBasisClaimedBySouthCarolina |
compact theory of the Union
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doctrine of nullification → |
| location |
South Carolina
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| mainSubject |
federal authority
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states' rights → tariff policy → |
| opposedBy |
Unionists in South Carolina
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| partOf |
Antebellum period in the United States
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| positionOfAndrewJackson |
rejection of state nullification
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| positionOfJohnCCalhoun |
support for state nullification
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| precededBy |
debates over the Tariff of 1828
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| relatedTo |
American Civil War causes
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states' rights doctrine → |
| resolvedBy |
Compromise Tariff of 1833
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political negotiation → |
| significance |
early test of states' rights doctrine
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foreshadowing of the American Civil War → |
| startTime |
1832
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| stateAction |
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification of 1832
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| supportedBy |
nullifiers in South Carolina
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| temporalContext |
Andrew Jackson presidency
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Jacksonian era
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Jacksonian era ("South Carolina nullification crisis") → |
hasPart |
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John C. Calhoun
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Winfield Scott → |
participantIn |
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Nullification Crisis
("Nullification Controversy")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Nullification Crisis
("Ordinance of Nullification")
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involves |
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Andrew Jackson
("Nullification Proclamation of 1832")
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notableWork |
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Antebellum period
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significantEvent |
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Nullification Crisis
("South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification of 1832")
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stateAction |