The Nullification Crisis ends with Compromise of 1833:
- Democratic (constitutionalist) President Andrew Jackson signs the Clay Tariff Act, reducing the levels of the protective “Tariff of Abominations” from an average of 62% to “revenue” levels of around 20%.
- Democratic President Andrew Jackson signs the Force Act of 1833, allowing the Commander-in-Chief to deploy the Army of the united States to enforce the collection of import duties, and empowering the united States Marshals Service to arrest those who interfere with the collection of federal tariffs.
Postscript: This compromise prompted South Carolina to drop its threats to leave the voluntary Union.
[updated 8/30/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause1]
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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 348.
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 103.
Tariff of 1833 – Wikipedia
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