South Carolina threatens secession over high tariffs causing Nullification Crisis with Union.

In 1832, the USA faced the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina over the controversial Tariff of Abominations. South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union due to the belief that the tariff favored Northern industrial interests over Southern agricultural ones. This crisis tested the authority of the federal government and highlighted the growing tension between states' rights and federal power. Ultimately, a compromise was reached to gradually reduce the tariff rates, defusing the immediate threat of secession. However, the Nullification Crisis foreshadowed the deeper divisions that would eventually lead to the Civil War. #NullificationCrisis #SouthCarolina #TariffOfAbominations #StatesRights #FederalPower #SecessionUnion #CivilWarPrecedent