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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Nullification Crisis

Question 17 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

How did South Carolina respond to the tariff?

Answer
A
by collecting the taxes and keeping them for the state
B
by refusing to collect the taxes at all
C
by getting other states together to try to declare the law unconstitutional

Explanation

South Carolina responded to the tariff by declaring it null and void within the state and refusing to enforce it. In practice, this meant refusing to collect the federal tariff taxes, rather than keeping them for the state or organizing other states to challenge the law.

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