TheOrdinance of Nullification declared theTariffs of 1828 and1832 null andvoid within the borders of theU.S. state ofSouth Carolina, beginning on February 1, 1833.[1] It began theNullification Crisis. Passed by a state convention on November 24, 1832,[2] it led toPresidentAndrew Jackson's proclamation against South Carolina, theNullification Proclamation on December 10, 1832,[3] which threatened to sendgovernment troops to enforce the tariffs. In the face of the military threat, and following aCongressional revision of the law which lowered the tariff, South Carolina repealed the ordinance.
The protest that led to the Ordinance of Nullification was caused by the belief that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 favored theNorth over theSouth and therefore violated theConstitution. This led to an emphasis on the differences between the two regions and helped set the stage forconflict during theantebellum era, eventually leading to theAmerican Civil War.
