United States Congress
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South.
In context
- When
- Monday, May 19 1828198 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 19th century · 1820s
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At a glance
Dates: From 1828.
What happened
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South.
May 19 through the years
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Also in 1828
- December 1Cisplatine WarReturning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorreg…
- April 20René CailliéFrench explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie…
- April 14LexicographyLexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary of American English
- December 19Nullification crisisNullification crisis: American vice president John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written to protest the Tariff of A…
- February 21Cherokee PhoenixThe inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.
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When did United States Congress happen?
May 19 1828 — 198 years ago, on a Monday.
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