Nullification

1828–1834

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  • Title Nullification
  • Coverage 1828–1834
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  • Keywords nullification crisis of 1828 to 1834, South Carolina planter politicians formulated a new brand of slavery-based politics that would culminate in the formation of the southern confederacy, John C. Calhoun, passage of the federal tariff law of 1828 signaled the rise of the nullification controversy in South Carolina, Upon nullification, however, South Carolina found itself politically isolated in the nation, President Jackson endorsed the vision of a perpetual and democratic Union and challenged the constitutionality of nullification and secession, Nullification crystallized South Carolina’s early ideological commitment to slavery and southern nationalism
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date March 29, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 16, 2022
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