Tariff of 1833
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The Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure engineered by Henry Clay to gradually reduce high protective tariffs and defuse the Nullification Crisis between the federal government and South Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tariff of 1833 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1833 Context triple: [Compromise Tariff of 1833, alsoKnownAs, Tariff of 1833]
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A.
Tariff of 1832
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.
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B.
Tariff of 1824
The Tariff of 1824 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised duties to support emerging American industries, particularly in the North, and contributed to growing sectional tensions over trade and economic policy.
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C.
Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was a U.S. federal law that significantly reduced import duties, reflecting Southern and Western free-trade sentiment and contributing to pre–Civil War economic tensions.
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D.
Tariff of 1816
The Tariff of 1816 was the first major protective tariff in U.S. history, enacted after the War of 1812 to shield emerging American industries from foreign competition and support Henry Clay’s American System.
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E.
Walker Tariff of 1846
The Walker Tariff of 1846 was a major U.S. revenue-focused tariff law that significantly reduced protectionist duties, reflecting the Democratic Party’s free-trade principles during James K. Polk’s presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1833 Target entity description: The Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure engineered by Henry Clay to gradually reduce high protective tariffs and defuse the Nullification Crisis between the federal government and South Carolina.
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A.
Tariff of 1832
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.
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B.
Tariff of 1824
The Tariff of 1824 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised duties to support emerging American industries, particularly in the North, and contributed to growing sectional tensions over trade and economic policy.
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C.
Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was a U.S. federal law that significantly reduced import duties, reflecting Southern and Western free-trade sentiment and contributing to pre–Civil War economic tensions.
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D.
Tariff of 1816
The Tariff of 1816 was the first major protective tariff in U.S. history, enacted after the War of 1812 to shield emerging American industries from foreign competition and support Henry Clay’s American System.
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E.
Walker Tariff of 1846
The Walker Tariff of 1846 was a major U.S. revenue-focused tariff law that significantly reduced protectionist duties, reflecting the Democratic Party’s free-trade principles during James K. Polk’s presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
compromise tariff ⓘ |
| aimedToAddress | Southern opposition to high tariffs ⓘ |
| aimedToPreserve | Union of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clay’s Compromise Tariff
NERFINISHED
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Compromise Tariff of 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imported goods ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Henry Clay’s role as the Great Compromiser ⓘ |
| causeOf | de-escalation of the Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| chronology | enacted after South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification ⓘ |
| compromiseBetween |
State of South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compromiseEngineeredBy | Henry Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
eventual reduction of many duties to about 20 percent
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gradual reduction of tariff rates over a period of years ⓘ |
| coSponsoredBy | John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effectiveDate | 1833 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later 19th-century U.S. tariff acts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to remove the basis for South Carolina’s nullification ordinance ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Henry Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | tariff statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed or superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to defuse the Nullification Crisis
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to provide a gradual schedule of tariff reductions ⓘ to reduce high protective tariffs ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some protectionist interests in the North ⓘ |
| policyArea |
customs duties
ⓘ
federal–state relations ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Tariff of 1828
NERFINISHED
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Tariff of 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American System
NERFINISHED
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states’ rights doctrine ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped avert armed conflict between South Carolina and the federal government
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major step in the evolution of U.S. tariff policy ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1833 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States constitutional and political history scholarship ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many Southern politicians ⓘ |
| timeHorizonOfReductions | approximately ten years ⓘ |
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Subject: Tariff of 1833 Description of subject: The Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure engineered by Henry Clay to gradually reduce high protective tariffs and defuse the Nullification Crisis between the federal government and South Carolina.
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