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Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.
Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.
Daniel Webster gave a speech to the Senate and the tariff was repealed.
Daniel Webster gave a speech to the Senate and the tariff was repealed.
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, which canceled the tariff outright.
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, which canceled the tariff outright.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the tariff.
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The statement that best explains how the conflict over the Tariff of 1828 was resolved is:
Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.
This compromise, known as the Compromise Tariff of 1833, was designed to gradually reduce the tariffs that many Southern states found objectionable, helping to alleviate the tensions between the federal government and South Carolina, which had threatened nullification.
