Nullification Crisis

What is a "crisis"?

• The time period before the war

• A time of great starvation

• The time period before the American Revolution

• A time period of great difficulties

Why did the South refer the Tariff of 1828 as Tariff of Abominations?

According to the South, how did the Tariff of 1828 benefit the North?

Which section of the US did John C. Calhoun support?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Why did Calhoun think Andrew Jackson would support SC's right to nullify the tariff?

• Andrew Jackson was from the North

• John C. Calhoun was from the North

• Andrew Jackson got money from the British

• Andrew Jackson was from South Carolina

Why did President Jackson believe nullification crisis would threaten the stability of the nation?

Why did South Carolina wanted to secede?

What does the word secession mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports and exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

What does nullification mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports/exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

How did the Nullification Crisis increase sectional tensions (problems between the North and South)?