Tariff of Abominations
19 May 1828
Causes: The US passed a tariff on imports. Southerners hated tariffs because they caused prices on British goods to increase, plus tariffs only benefitted Northern manufacturers.
People: John C. Calhoun, President Andrew Jackson
Effects: Outrage in the South over the tariff led to the Nullification Crisis. John C. Calhoun in South Carolina urged the south to nullify the tariff and to secede. Conflict over this tariff nearly led to a Civil War.