As compared to the gross economic disparity created by the protective Tariff of 1832, it proved to be an unsatisfactory measure by Northern politicians to quell the protests rising from the South.
Its predecessor pushed the duties on citizens which were as high as 45% on the value of specific manufactured goods, while the Tariff of 1832 act brought it down to 35%.
In South Carolina's Ordinance of nullification, by the power of the state, the Federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were declared unconstitutional in November 1832.
John Calhoun, the Vice President, later quit his office to defend the nullification process.
In 1833, a bill authorizing the President the use of military forces against South Carolina was passed as a preemptive measure.