Compromise Tariff of 1833
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The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was a U.S. law engineered primarily by Henry Clay that gradually reduced protective tariffs to ease sectional tensions and defuse the Nullification Crisis between South Carolina and the federal government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Compromise Tariff of 1833 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2190945 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compromise Tariff of 1833 Context triple: [Nullification Crisis, involves, Compromise Tariff of 1833]
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A.
Tariff of 1832
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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B.
Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was a highly protective U.S. import tax law, dubbed the "Tariff of Abominations," that inflamed sectional tensions by severely disadvantaging the Southern economy.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Compromise Tariff of 1833 Target entity description: The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was a U.S. law engineered primarily by Henry Clay that gradually reduced protective tariffs to ease sectional tensions and defuse the Nullification Crisis between South Carolina and the federal government.
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A.
Tariff of 1832
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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B.
Tariff of 1828
The Tariff of 1828 was a highly protective U.S. import tax law, dubbed the "Tariff of Abominations," that inflamed sectional tensions by severely disadvantaging the Southern economy.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
tariff statute ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Northern manufacturing states
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ Southern agricultural states ⓘ |
| aimedToResolve | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tariff of 1833 ⓘ |
| appliedTo | imported goods ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American System (economic plan)
ⓘ
surface form:
American System
|
| cause |
Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
sectional tensions over protective tariffs ⓘ |
| compromiseBetween |
free-trade advocates
ⓘ
protectionist interests ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1833-03-02 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1833-03-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Walker Tariff of 1846 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | entire United States ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federal supremacy
ⓘ
states’ rights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed or superseded by later tariff acts ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermEffect | set precedent for negotiated sectional compromises ⓘ |
| mechanism | gradual reduction of tariff rates over a ten-year period ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Henry Clay ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Northern protectionists ⓘ |
| policyArea |
federal–state relations
ⓘ
fiscal policy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| primaryArchitect | Henry Clay ⓘ |
| provided | scheduled reductions of duties to about 20 percent ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defuse confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government
ⓘ
to ease sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ to gradually reduce protective tariff rates ⓘ to preserve the Union ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tariff of 1828
ⓘ
Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| result |
de-escalation of the Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
temporary reduction of sectional conflict ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States constitutional debates on nullification ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
John C. Calhoun
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many Southern politicians ⓘ |
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Subject: Compromise Tariff of 1833 Description of subject: The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was a U.S. law engineered primarily by Henry Clay that gradually reduced protective tariffs to ease sectional tensions and defuse the Nullification Crisis between South Carolina and the federal government.
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