President Andrew Jackson's vice president during his first term (1829-1832) was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun, a prominent politician from South Carolina, strongly opposed the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. He argued that it disproportionately benefited Northern manufacturers at the expense of Southern agricultural interests, exacerbating sectional tensions and leading to the Nullification Crisis.
