South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

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Economics, Commerce & Industry

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Date of occurrence 1832-11-24

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On 24 November, the South Carolina convention (state government) passed the Ordinance of Nullification against a permanent tariff. South Carolina also threatened to secede from the Union. In February 1933, the U.S. Congress passed a compromise tariff act, whereupon South Carolina repealed its act.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5954, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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