This latter measure provided for the gradual reduction of the tariff over 10 years down to the level which had existed in 1816. ... Why, then, confer on the President the extensive and unlimited powers provided in this bill? Force Bill is the first piece of legislation to publicly deny the right of secession to individual states. 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. 20, 1871. 2, 1833, and the Reconstruction acts of May 31, 1870; Feb. 28, 1871; and Apr. The Force Bill of 1833 provided that. The first force bill, passed in response to South Carolina's ordinance of nullification, the military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves. the Congress could use the military for Indian removal. 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. This 'treasonous act' resulted in President Jackson passing the 1833 Force Bill authorizing the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff laws. FORCE ACTS. force bill, popular name for several laws in U.S. history, notably the act of Mar. the Congress would employ the navy to stop smuggling. On the same day the Force Bill passed, he secured passage of the Tariff of 1833. 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. U.S. Pres. JOHN CALHOUN: AGAINST THE FORCE BILL February 5, 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. 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. popular name for several laws in U.S. history, notably the act of Mar. T his was the dire situation the nation was facing when the Compromise Tariff of 1833 was proposed by Henry Clay. Meanwhile Henry Clay again took up his role as the Great Compromiser. 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 Force Bill was enacted in 1833 to authorize the U.S. President to use military force to enforce federal tariffs. 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