The Ordinance of Nullification, which declares the…
November 1832 CE
John C. Calhoun had become a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification of the U.S. Constitution, and free trade in the 1820s as South Carolinians' dissatisfaction with the federal government had grown.
The Ordinance of Nullification, passed by the state of South Carolina on November 24, 1832, declares federal tariff laws unconstitutional and not to be enforced in the state, leading to the Nullification Crisis.
The federal Force Bill is enacted to use whatever military force necessary to enforce federal law in the state, bringing South Carolina back into line.
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