His name was Andrew Jackson ... Southern firebreathers denounced the Tariff Act of 1828 as the “Tariff of Abominations.” Vice President John C. Calhoun, South Carolina’s most famous son ...

Died: June 8, 1845. Economic policy cemented Jackson's legacy as a populist. When South Carolina nullified a federal tariff that displeased the state, Jackson threatened to collect the funds at ...