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  2. Tariff of Abominations - Wikipedia

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    The expectation of the tariff's opponents was that with the election of Jackson in 1828, the tariff would be significantly reduced. [15] Jackson in 1829 said the 1828 tariff was constitutional. In response, the most radical faction in South Carolina began to advocate that the state itself declare the tariff null and void within South Carolina ...

  3. Tariff of 1832 - Wikipedia

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    The Tariff of 1832 (22nd Congress, session 1, ch. 227, 4 Stat. 583, enacted July 14, 1832) was a protectionist tariff in the United States.Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was largely written by former President John Quincy Adams, who had been elected to the House of Representatives and appointed chairman of the Committee on Manufactures.

  4. Nullification crisis - Wikipedia

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    The Verplanck tariff proposed reductions back to 1816 levels over the next two years while maintaining the basic principle of protectionism. The anti-Jackson protectionists saw this as an economic disaster that did not even allow the Tariff of 1832 to be tested and "an undignified truckling to the menaces and blustering of South Carolina."

  5. Andrew Jackson 1828 presidential campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations, had been signed into law earlier in the year, increasing tariff rates to above 60%. Though it had narrowly passed in the House, it was unpopular with the Southern states as they imported materials and goods from abroad. [ 7 ]

  6. Tariff of 1833 - Wikipedia

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    Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was adopted to gradually reduce the rates following Southerners' objections to the protectionism found in the Tariff of 1832 and the 1828 Tariff of Abominations; the tariffs had prompted South Carolina to threaten secession from the Union.

  7. South Carolina Exposition and Protest - Wikipedia

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    The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. It stated also Calhoun's Doctrine of nullification , i.e., the idea that a state has the right to reject federal law, first introduced by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in their Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions .

  8. Trump’s tariffs could spark a trade war and an ‘inflation ...

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    In his study, Klement found the extreme version of Trump’s tariff proposal, a 20% blanket tariff on foreign imports, plus a subsequent trade war, would reduce U.S. GDP by roughly 0.3% in the ...

  9. Petticoat affair - Wikipedia

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    In addition, Calhoun was becoming the focal point of opposition to Jackson; Calhoun's supporters opposed a second term for Jackson because they wanted Calhoun elected president. In addition, Jackson favored and Calhoun opposed the protective tariff that came to be known as the Tariff of Abominations. U.S. tariffs on imported goods generally ...