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U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, sparking outrage in the South and leading to the Nullification crisis.
President John Quincy Adams signed the Tariff of 1828 into law, fueling Southern outrage and igniting the Nullification Crisis.
On May 19, 1828, President John Quincy Adams signed the Tariff of 1828 into law.
Known as the 'Tariff of Abominations,' it imposed high duties on imported goods.
Northern manufacturers welcomed the protection, while Southern planters decried the increased costs.
The measure provoked the Nullification Crisis, as South Carolina asserted states’ rights to reject federal laws.
Vice President John C. Calhoun became a leading voice for nullification theory.
This clash foreshadowed growing sectional tensions that would culminate in the Civil War.
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John Quincy Adams
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