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  1. Nullification crisis - Wikipedia

    The nullification crisis was a sectional political crisis in the United States in 1832 and 1833, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina …

  2. Nullification Crisis | Significance, Cause, President, & States Rights ...

    5 days ago · The Nullification Crisis, in U.S. history, was a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former’s attempt to declare null and void …

  3. Nullification Crisis, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH

    Mar 11, 2025 · The Nullification Crisis of 1832–1833 was a political dispute between the Federal Government and the state of South Carolina over tariffs that were designed to protect manufacturers …

  4. Nullification Crisis - American Battlefield Trust

    Jan 7, 2019 · Although not the first crisis that dealt with state authority over perceived unconstitutional infringements on its sovereignty, the Nullification Crisis represented a pivotal moment in American …

  5. The Nullification Crisis - Bill of Rights Institute

    The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 began with the passage of the Tariff of 1828 (better known as the Tariff of Abominations) which sought to protect industrial products from competition with foreign imports.

  6. Tariffs, states’ rights, and the Nullification Crisis

    In the early 1830s, a fierce debate over high tariffs and states’ rights led South Carolina to challenge federal authority, creating the Nullification Crisis—the first serious threat to the unity of the United …

  7. The Nullification Crisis - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    Students will be able to articulate the key events of the Nullification Crisis and evaluate the significance of this event in US history.

  8. The Nullification Crisis | United States History I - Lumen Learning

    The theory of nullification, or the state-level voiding of unwelcome federal laws, provided wealthy enslavers, who were a minority in the United States, with an argument for resisting the national …

  9. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 and the Nullification Crisis

    Dec 14, 2025 · The Nullification Crisis and the Tariff of 1832 The immediate catalyst for the crisis was the passage of the Tariff of 1832. This act attempted to reduce the high rates set by the unpopular …

  10. The Nullification Crisis: Andrew Jackson’s Challenge to State Authority

    The Nullification Crisis, which peaked in the early 1830s, was a pivotal moment in American history that exposed the tensions between state rights and federal authority.