Andrew Jackson was a president.
Andrew Jackson . The Nullification Crisis was defused when the tariff was amended and Jackson threatened the use of military force if South Carolina attempted to secede . Force Bill . Passed by Congress at the urging of President Andrew Jackson , the Force Bill consisted of eight sections expanding presidential power and was designed to compel the state of South Carolina 's compliance with a series of federal tariffs , opposed by John C. Calhoun and other leading South Carolinians .