This is my first TL. It originates from a crisis that was caused by tariffs during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. South Carolina opposed the tariffs so much that they threatened to secede from the United States if the tariffs were not repealed. However, they would actually do it! History would never be the same.
The year is 1832. The President of the United States is Andrew Jackson. About 20 years has passed since the War of 1812 in America and the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The Nullification Crisis had just begun over the Tariff of 1832, signed into law by Jackson, which made South Carolina regard it as "unconstitutional" - that is, that it violated the Constitution. The crisis was intense - until December 6th.
On that day, South Carolina made the decision to secede from the Union, figuring that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 would not be repealed. Governor James Hamilton, Jr. had called for the state to break away from the U.S. and to destroy all tariffs. He also wanted the new nation to gain worldwide support. That would prove to be true...
THE TROUBLE WITH TARIFFS
A Counterfactual History of An Independent South
The year is 1832. The President of the United States is Andrew Jackson. About 20 years has passed since the War of 1812 in America and the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The Nullification Crisis had just begun over the Tariff of 1832, signed into law by Jackson, which made South Carolina regard it as "unconstitutional" - that is, that it violated the Constitution. The crisis was intense - until December 6th.
On that day, South Carolina made the decision to secede from the Union, figuring that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 would not be repealed. Governor James Hamilton, Jr. had called for the state to break away from the U.S. and to destroy all tariffs. He also wanted the new nation to gain worldwide support. That would prove to be true...
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