Timeline March 1833

Events in March 1833 2

• 1833 Nullification Crisis resolved Compromise Tariff and Force Bill end South Carolina standoff President Andrew Jackson signed the Compromise Tariff and the Force Bill on 2 March 1833, defusing the confrontation over South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariff law. South Carolina had threatened secession rather than collect the disputed tariffs. The compromise lowered duties while affirming federal authority to enforce them.
• 1833 Roberts Treaty signed between the United States and Siam First American treaty with an Asian nation establishes trade ties Edmund Roberts signed a treaty of amity and commerce with the Kingdom of Siam at Bangkok on 20 March 1833. It was the first treaty the United States concluded with an Asian country, opening Siamese ports to American trade. The agreement expanded American commercial interests in Southeast Asia.