Learn about the Tariff of Abominations. Learn the history and significance of the Tariff of 1828, including its opposition, known as the...
President Jackson spoke to Congress in a special address, asking them to reassert and confirm his authority to use force to repel South Carolina’s possible secession attempt and to enforce the Tariff of Abominations. Congress complied, passing a bill known as Jackson’s Force Bill. The war th...
In short, no one was really pleased with the 1828 “tariff of abominations.” John Quincy Adams reluctantly signed the tariff measure, fully realizing he was being made a scapegoat by his political enemies. This measure effectively ended his hopes for reelection. Little thought was given to ...
and the Republicans began to construct a powerful politicalcoalition to ensure that import duties would remain high for the rest ofthe century.THE COMPROMISE OF 1833As we saw in chapter 3, the passage of the 1828 Tariff of Abominations,and the subsequent failure to modify it, sparked a furiou...