The
United States Force Bill of
1833 authorized President
Andrew Jackson's use of whatever force necessary to execute laws. It was intended to nullify
South Carolina's
Nullification of
tarriffs[?]. South Carolina Nullified
this Bill.
Henry Clay's Compromise Tariffs passed the same day,
satisfying
John Calhoun and South Carolina, making nullification
unnecessary in any event.
The issue of nullification was a precursor to the United States Civil War.