Nullification & The Bank War APUSH - Spiconardi

Nullification  South Carolina was angered over the Tariff of 1828 and it’s increase in 1832  Feared growing power of federal government  Would slavery be next?  South Carolina was 55% black  Feared slave revolts  South Carolina was angered over the Tariff of 1828 and it’s increase in 1832  Feared growing power of federal government  Would slavery be next?  South Carolina was 55% black  Feared slave revolts

Nullification  Vice President John C. Calhoun anonymously writes The South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828)  Reflecting the ideas of Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Calhoun argued in favor of nullification  Nullification  Nullification – a state has the right to void a law passed by Congress if deemed unconstitutional  Vice President John C. Calhoun anonymously writes The South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828)  Reflecting the ideas of Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798, Calhoun argued in favor of nullification  Nullification  Nullification – a state has the right to void a law passed by Congress if deemed unconstitutional

Nullification  South Carolina refuses to pay tariffs  Threatens secession  Jackson has Congress pass the Force Bill  Force Bill – Jackson could authorize army and navy to collect customs duties  Henry Clay negotiates a compromise to gradually reduce the tariff beginning in 1833  South Carolina refuses to pay tariffs  Threatens secession  Jackson has Congress pass the Force Bill  Force Bill – Jackson could authorize army and navy to collect customs duties  Henry Clay negotiates a compromise to gradually reduce the tariff beginning in 1833 I’ll hang Calhoun!