During the nullification crisis in 1832, south carolina threatened to secede from the union because it disagreed with a federal law regarding

South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union because it disagreed with a federal law regarding tariffs. The federal government made taxes so high, South Carolina couldn't afford to pay. South Carolina came up with an ordinance  of nullification, where they refused to collect the taxes.They threatened to secede if president Andrew Jackson forced them to pay the taxes.The compromise that Henry Clay made ,ended the nullification crisis.