In what year did the Compromise Tariff that resolved the Nullification Crisis come into effect?

• A. 1830
• B. 1832
• C. 1833
• D. 1834

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is when the resolution to the Nullification Crisis actually became law. South Carolina had asserted that states could nullify federal tariffs they viewed as unconstitutional, leading to a standoff with the federal government that peaked in 1832–33. To defuse the crisis, Henry Clay helped craft a plan that would reduce the tariff rates gradually so the South wouldn’t feel forced to rebel, while keeping the overall system of tariffs intact. That compromise was enacted in early March 1833, with the tariff law taking effect and the duties scheduled to be step-down over the following decade. As a result, the immediate confrontation cooled, and South Carolina repealed its nullification stance.

So, the year the Compromise Tariff came into effect is 1833.