In 1833, South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if _____. a Congress continued to raise protective tariffs b the federal government used force against South Carolina c John C. Calhoun resigned from the vice presidency d the Supreme Court rejected the principle of nullification



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In 1833, South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if (A) Congress continued to raise protective tariffs. Southerners were angered by the increases in protective tariffs that were included in the Tariff of 1832 and the 1828 Tariff of Abominations. As a result South Carolina threatened to secede and a political compromise was struck which was called the Compromise Tariff of 1833. 

the federal government used force against South Carolina

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