Tariff of 1820
-following Recessions > Panic of 1819 new rise of protectionism as cure to financial crisis
-to revive damaged industry
-passed by chiefly the North with only partial southern support
-south views this as attack on its agrarian institutions
Tariff of 1828
-with US's Wars > Luisiana War (1825-8) new rise of calls for protection
-to fund internal improvements and army
-and to protect industry against British and French
-tariffs on industry and various goods
-and most particularly on wool which thanks to New England sheep farmers has 200% tariff
-tariff on raw goods at expense of industry with needs it
-South in particular is very unhappy about this
-but calls for nullification in background so far
Tariff of 1830
-with Clay distributing land revenues to the states, he needs a tariff
-also he's only semi-aware of anti-tariff sentiments in South
-sees redistribution of tariff
-reduced on coffee, tea, spices, and wine
-increased on cotton, woolen goods, and iron
-however, South Carolina is strongly anti-tariff
-and with British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9) there's a fear this is attacking slavery
-Calhoun pissed enough he resigns from government afterwards
-spread of "State Rights and Free Trade Associations" across South
-though only some of them are nullificationist
-South Carolina makes a nullification convention which declares it null and void
-provokes flurry of nullificationist activity
-Georgia votes to nullify tariff
-provoked by US army in there to protect Cherokee
-Virginia narrowly nullifies tariff but too narrow to do any other action
-defeated in Southwest however
-and though North Carolina declares it unconstitutional it does not nullify it
Tariff of 1833
-aka Compromise Tariff
-ends Nullification Crisis
-gradually lowering tariff
Tariff of 1845
-passed after Recessions > Panic of 1842
-blamed on decrease of tariff destroying protection and destroying state revenues
-maintained for a good while