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A determined opponent of Jackson's initiatives for a high protective tariff, George McDuffie of South Carolina threw his influence as chairman of ways and Means behind his state in the Nullification Crisis. This event was precipitated when South Carolina attempted to nullify duties on wool, cotton, hemp, and other goods imposed by the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832. A three-term chairman, McDuffie earned fame with his "forty-bale" theory. It was held that under the tariff, 40 out of every 100 bales of Southern cotton went to the enrichment of Northerners. |
