The Nullification Crisis Quiz

What was the primary purpose of the Tariff of 1828?

• To reduce the cost of foreign goods

• To increase the price of American goods

• To protect American manufacturers from cheaper foreign imports

• To promote free trade

Why did the South refer to the Tariff of 1828 as the 'Tariff of Abominations'?

• It favored the North's manufacturing industry at the expense of the South

• It reduced the price of imported goods

• It increased the cost of their exported goods

• It was passed without Southern representation

What was John C. Calhoun's main argument against the tariff?

• It was too low to protect American manufacturers

• It was unconstitutional because it favored the North over the South

• It was too complicated to understand

• It was not enforced properly

What radical idea did Calhoun propose if a state found a federal law unconstitutional?

• The state could secede from the Union

• The state could ignore the law

• The state could impose its own laws

• The state could appeal to the Supreme Court

How was the nullification crisis resolved?

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• The Supreme Court ruled the tariff unconstitutional

• A compromise was reached to gradually reduce the tariff

• The federal government abolished the tariff