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South Carolina Nullification Convention convenes in Charleston

A state convention met in Charleston to consider objections to the federal tariffs and moved toward declaring them null and void within South Carolina.

South Carolina Nullification Convention convenes in Charleston

The convention's convening escalated the Nullification Crisis by formally organizing state action against federal law, setting the stage for the November 24 Ordinance of Nullification and a major constitutional showdown with President Jackson.

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