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Ordinance of Nullification

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The Ordinance of Nullification declared the tariff of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state borders of South Carolina. It began the Nullification Crisis. Passed by a state convention on November 24 1832, it led, on December 10, to President Andrew Jackson's proclamation against South Carolina, which sent a naval flotilla and a threat of sending government ground troops to enforce the tariffs.


  • South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, November 24, 1832 [1]
  • President Jackson's Message to the Senate and House Regarding South Carolina's Nullification Ordinance; January 16, 1833 [2]