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RICHLAND, South Carolina in the 1830s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. South Carolina Legislature Passes the Ordinance of Nullification
    date November 24, 1832map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags Economy

    After his re-election, President Andrew Jackson faced an immediate attack at the authority of the government of the United States. The economic deeds of the summer of 1832 did not prevent Jackson's return to office, but, at the same time, they did not go unnoticed. A huge movement against the Tariff of 1832 was headed by the state of South Carolina. The state believed that this tariff was extremely...

  2. John C. Calhoun Resigns as Vice-President of the United States
    date December 28, 1832map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags Economy

    John C. Calhoun led an ambitious political life. He sat in James Monroe's Cabinet in the 1810s and 1820s. Then, in the hotly contested presidential election of 1824, Calhoun ran, but resigned himself to second place, where he neatly fit in as John Quincy Adams' vice president. In a time when political party affiliations were never stable, Calhoun aligned himself with Andrew Jackson half-way through...

  3. The Man Who Memorialized the Prominent South
    date 1830 to 1836map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags South Carolina, art

    From time immemorial, the term “in-law” has struck feelings of fear and anxiety in the hearts of men and women alike.  For William Harrison Scarborough, however, in-laws were the source of his livelihood, career, and the connections that catapulted him to the forefront of South Carolinian culture in the nineteenth century.  Scarborough was a portraitist who came to South Carolina under the advice...