The Force Bill, enacted at the request of President Jackson, authorized the use of military force, if necessary, to put down nullification in South Carolina. FORCE ACTS. ... Why, then, confer on the President the extensive and unlimited powers provided in this bill? JOHN CALHOUN: AGAINST THE FORCE BILL February 5, 1833. 2, 1833, and the Reconstruction acts of May 31, 1870; Feb. 28, 1871; and Apr. The compromise provided Southerners the tariff relief that they sought, while giving domestic manufacturers nine years to adjust to reduced government protection when competing with foreign rivals. Andrew Jackson declared that states did not have the right of nullification, and in 1833 Congress passed the Force Bill, authorizing the federal use of force to enforce the collection of tariffs. Meanwhile Henry Clay again took up his role as the Great Compromiser. U.S. Pres. Force Bill is the first piece of legislation to publicly deny the right of secession to individual states. force bill, popular name for several laws in U.S. history, notably the act of Mar. The Force Bill of 1833 empowered President Andrew Jackson to use the army and navy, if necessary, to enforce the acts of congress. The Force Bill of 1833 provided that. Why authorize him to use military force to arrest the civil process of the State? the President could use the army to collect excise taxes. 20, 1871. T his was the dire situation the nation was facing when the Compromise Tariff of 1833 was proposed by Henry Clay. On the same day the Force Bill passed, he secured passage of the Tariff of 1833. What did the Compromise Tariff of 1833 do? The Force Bill of 1833 empowered President Andrew Jackson to use the army and navy, if necessary, to enforce the acts of congress. FORCE ACTS, also known as Force Bills, refers to Congressional legislation enacted during the early 1830s and 1870s, intended to compel Southern compliance with particular federal legislation. The first force bill, passed in response to South Carolina's ordinance of nullification, The Compromise Tariff, written by Clay and approved by Calhoun, provided for the gradual reduction of duties to the revenue level of 20 percent. the Congress could use the military for Indian removal. 2, 1833, and the Reconstruction acts of May 31, 1870; Feb. 28, 1871; and Apr. On the same day the Force Bill passed, he secured passage of the Tariff of 1833. This latter measure provided for the gradual reduction of the tariff over 10 years down to the level which had existed in 1816. 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