South Carolina Nullification Crisis

The South Carolina Nullification Crisis of 1832 The Nullification Crisis was a major political crisis in 1832 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The concept of nullification was first discussed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, when they created the Doctrine of Nullification in order to oppose the Alien and Sedition acts. Despite the fact that Andrew Jackson was elected for his bravery and leadership in New Orleans during the War of 1812 and because he was in favor of the common man, he still was subject to a scandalous crisis that would cause controversy against the United States Government and would have a major impact on the country. This crisis was between the Federal Government and South Carolina and was known as the “Nullification …show more content…
South Carolina was still angry, so the only solution to this problem that they could think of, was to secede from the United States. Andrew Jackson was a very tough man, he didn't take any backlash from anyone, so when he heard about South Carolina’s threat, he became very outraged. He declared that if South Carolina made any attempt to form their own country, he would be forced to take military action in their state in an attempt to avoid sectionalism. This was known as “The Force Bill”. Andrew Jackson’s threat to South Carolina worked enough to make South Carolina stay, but not enough to make them content. However, South Carolina did end up leaving the Union in 1860 right before the Civil War. In 1832, South Carolina stood up and declared this tariff null and void and unconstitutional. South Carolina published a pamphlet entitled: “the South Carolina Exposition” which persuaded many people into nullifying the tariff of 1828. This pamphlet was written by John C. Calhoun, the Vice President of the United States and it was a direct threat to the United States Government. John C. Calhoun and President Andrew Jackson did not agree on nullification, which, obviously, was a big problem because they are President and Vice President. Soon, this caused Calhoun to leave …show more content…
According to History.com, many historians believe that the Nullification Crisis that caused the split of the North and the South and eventually leads to the Civil War. The Nullification Crisis had a big effect on the South. The crisis showed that South Carolina and other Southern states didn't have any federal power and didn't have enough federal power to nullify any tariffs. This was the start of many people all over the South revolting and becoming against the Federal Government and in favor of State Government. Also, the Nullification crisis made South Carolina want to leave the Union and they did. In 1860, South Carolina left the United States Union. When South Carolina left the Union, this persuaded a wave of states to leave the Union before or during the Civil War. The states that followed South Carolina were: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and North Carolina. However, these states joined the Union again is 1868, three years after the Civil War. Soon, the South’s hatred for the United States Government turned into the Civil War, the North versus the