- insisting that high protective tariffs were in the national interest.
- attempting unsuccessfully to have Congress repeal the Tariff of 1832.
- persuading Congress to pass new legislation enacting a compromise tariff to gradually reduce duties.
- ignoring the issue.
ANSWER: In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by persuading Congress to pass new legislation enacting a compromise tariff to gradually reduce duties.