Tariff of 1832
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The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tariff of 1832 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2190931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1832 Context triple: [Nullification Crisis, hasCause, Tariff of 1832]
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A.
Underwood Tariff Act
The Underwood Tariff Act was a 1913 U.S. law that significantly lowered tariff rates and introduced a federal income tax, marking a major progressive reform in national economic policy.
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B.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
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C.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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D.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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E.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1832 Target entity description: The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
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A.
Underwood Tariff Act
The Underwood Tariff Act was a 1913 U.S. law that significantly lowered tariff rates and introduced a federal income tax, marking a major progressive reform in national economic policy.
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B.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
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C.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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D.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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E.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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tariff ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
easing Southern discontent over the Tariff of 1828
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protecting domestic industry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| contributedTo |
constitutional debate over nullification
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threat of secession by South Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
modest reduction of the Tariff of 1828
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still highly protectionist ⓘ |
| followedBy | Compromise Tariff of 1833 ⓘ |
| follows | Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Northern demands for continued protectionism
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Southern complaints about the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
continued protectionist trade policy
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intensification of sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ prompted South Carolina’s nullification ordinance ⓘ provoked opposition in the American South ⓘ reduction of tariff rates of the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th-century American economic policy
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Antebellum period ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum United States
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| legalForm | customs law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
customs duties
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import tariffs ⓘ protectionism ⓘ states’ rights controversy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
John C. Calhoun
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South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | economic policy of the Jackson administration ⓘ |
| regulates | rates of import duties ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Northern manufacturers
ⓘ
protectionist politicians ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Andrew Jackson presidency
ⓘ
Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tariff of 1832 Description of subject: The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.