What was the cause of the nullification crisis?
During President Jackson’s period of office the “Nullification Crisis”, or “secession crisis,” of 1828 – 1832, merged issues of sectional strife with disagreements over tariffs. Critics alleged that high tariffs (the “Tariff of Abominations”) on imports of common manufactured goods made in Europe made those goods more expensive than ones from the northern U.S., raising the prices paid by planters in the South. Southern politicians argued that tariffs benefited northern industrialists at the expense of southern farmers.
