Final answer:
South Carolina threatened to secede during the nullification crisis but withdrew its nullification of the tariffs after the Compromise Tariff of 1833 was signed, defusing the situation. Nevertheless, South Carolina symbolically nullified the Force Bill, still asserting state authority.
Step-by-step explanation:
The result of any attempt to coerce the state of South Carolina into submission to having the tariffs collected would have likely led to open conflict, possible insurrection, or even civil war, as South Carolina asserted a firm stance on nullification. What South Carolina was stating it would do, without actually using the word, was secede from the Union if pushed too far.
During the crisis, President Andrew Jackson increased the naval presence in Charleston and also signed the Force Bill into law, which allowed for the federal government to use troops to ensure compliance with federal laws. Nonetheless, the crisis was defused by the Compromise Tariff of 1833, crafted by Henry Clay and signed by President Jackson, which gradually reduced the oppressive tariff rates, leading South Carolina to withdraw its nullification of the tariffs but also to nullify the Force Bill in a symbolic assertion of state authority.