Question

Which of the following best identifies the key events of the Nullification Crisis?

Answer 1

Answer:

The key events of the Nullification Crisis were: South Carolina claimed the right of nullification, Congress gave President Jackson the authority to fight it, and Clay authorized a way to settle the dispute.

Answer 2

b) South Carolina claimed the right of nullification, Congress gave President Jackson the authority to fight it, and Clay authorized a way to settle the dispute.

Explanation:

• In 1832–33 the "nullification crisis" led to a dispute between the US state of South Carolina and the US federal govt over the first efforts to make the 1828 and 1832 Federal Tariffs null & void within the state.
• The resolution of the "nullification crisis" in favor of the federal government contributed to undermining the nullification doctrine, which upheld the right of States to cancel federal acts within its borders.
• On 10th December 1832. Andrew Jackson issued his "South Caroline People's Proclamation," affirming the federal government's supremacy and advising that "disunion with military force is treason."
• The Congress, on 1st March 1833, had passed the Force Bill, allowing Jackson to use the military to raise tariff duties where necessary, and the compromise tariff, which lowered those duties. The Convention of South Carolina reacted by canceling the Nullification Ordinance on 15th March, but it upheld its principles three days later by nullifying the Force Bill.