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South Carolina passes the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring that the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were null and void in the state, beginning the Nullification Crisis.
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Ordinance of Nullification
1833 South Carolina state law nullifying the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
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Nullification crisis
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