Nullification Crisis

Nullification Crisis

Exploring the evolution and impact of states' rights in the United States Constitution.

Lesson Objectives

We will- Explain constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis

I will Take notes and answer comprehension questions

Essential Question:
What was the Nullification Crisis?

Section Vocabulary

• Nullification- The idea that a state can refuse to follow federal laws

• Tariff- Tax on imported goods

• Import- Bringing goods into a country

• Secede- Leave or break free

The Tariff of Abominations

• protective tariff passed by Congress in 1828.

• High import taxes on goods, benefiting Northern manufacturers but hurting Southern farmers.

• Sparked southern opposition and debates over states' rights

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of the Tariff of Abominations on Southern farmers?

• It benefited them by increasing their income

• It imposed high import taxes on their goods

• It had no impact on them

• It led to debates over states' rights and the power of the federal government

Multiple Choice

Who did the Tariff of Abominations benefit?

• Northern manufacturers

• Western settlers
• European traders
• Southern farmers

Nullification Crisis:

• The Nullification Crisis of 1832: A constitutional dispute between the federal government and South Carolina over tariffs.

• Fight over States' rights v. Federal power

• South Carolina claimed the right to nullify federal laws within its borders.

Nullification Act 1832

• John C. Calhoun, Sentaor of South Carolina passed the Nullification Act

  • tariff not enforceable in South Carolina

• South Carolina is not going to enforce federal tariffs.

• Tension between fed. government and S.C over states' rights.

Who opposed/supported the nullification act

• John C Calhoun: Senator of South Carolina, biggest opponent of the tariff.

• President Andrew Jackson believed in a strong Union and feared that nullification would destroy the nation. Was going to use the army to put S.C in check.

Multiple Choice

What was the Nullification Crisis?

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over the power of nullification and states' rights

• A conflict between England over the power of nullification

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over Slavery

• A conflict between the federal government and the states over water rights

Multiple Choice

Who proposed the idea of nullification?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John C. Calhoun

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

Compromise Tariff of 1833

• A solution to the Nullification Crisis

• Proposed by Henry Clay, it aimed to ease tensions between the federal government and states' rights advocates,

• helped prevent a potential secession and maintained the balance between federal power and states' rights.

Multiple Choice

What was the legislative solution to the Nullification Crisis?

• Compromise Tariff of 1833

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Monroe Doctrine

• Homestead Act