Question

Jackson's response to the South Carolina Legislature's actions of passing a Nullification Act and nullifying the Tariff of 1832 was to

• A. Push for a much lower tariff to defuse the crisis.
• B. File an injunction and rely on Chief Justice John Marshall's federalist leanings.
• C. Let Congress lead on the issue. which Congress did by passing a censure and convincing South Carolina's Congressional delegation to persuade their state leaders to rescind the Nullification Act.
• D. Get authorization from Congress to use whatever military means necessary to force South Carolina to back down.
• E. Do nothing. as South Carolina's actions were compatible with Jackson's pro-states' rights beliefs.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Push for a much lower tariff to defuse the crisis.

Jackson's response to the South Carolina Legislature's actions of passing a Nullification Act and nullifying the Tariff of 1832 was to push for a much lower tariff to defuse the crisis.