South Carolina had been sorely disappointed by negotiations surrounding the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. The state declared the two acts unconstitutional and refused to collect federal import tariffs. President Andrew Jackson saw the nullification doctrine as being equivalent to treason.
South Carolina had been sorely disappointed by negotiations surrounding the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 The state declared the two acts unconstitutional and refused to collect federal import tariffs President Andrew Jackson saw the nullification doctrine as being equivalent to treason