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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.017 |
| From Archive Folder | Reports, Resolutions and Speeches Relating to State Rights and the Nullification Crisis |
| Title | State of the Union. Message from the President of the United States, on the state of the Union |
| Date | 16 January 1833 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Document Type | Government document; Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed copy of Andrew Jackson's State of the Union address to the Senate and House of Representatives in 1833, with a particular focus on revenue laws and tariffs and the reaction against them. |
| Subjects | President US Constitution Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Nullification Government and Civics Law Finance Taxes or Taxation Economics Congress |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson over the issue of protective tariffs passed by the federal government in 1828 and 1832 that benefited trade in the northern states but caused economic hardships for Southern states. In response, a number of South Carolina citizens endorsed the states' rights principle of "nullification," which was enunciated by John C. Calhoun, Jackson's vice president until 1832. South Carolina adopting the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared both the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within state borders. Senator Henry Clay mediated a compromise between South Carolina and the federal government in 1833 but the crisis deepened the divide between the north and the south and planted the seeds for the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |