Final answer:
Henry Clay's proposal eventually won support from all sides of the debate and ended the nullification crisis in 1832.
Step-by-step explanation:
Henry Clay's proposal eventually won support from all sides of the debate. On March 2, 1833, the president signed both the Tariff of 1833 and the Force Act into law. Calhoun headed to South Carolina to present the measures to the state convention, which subsequently withdrew its nullification of the tariff. In a final move to support minority rights, it nullified the Force Act. The federal government simply ignored the latter move, and the crisis passed peacefully. Both sides, however, claimed victory. Jackson had defended the union, while South Carolina showed a single state could force Congress to revise objectionable laws. However, according to historian Harry Watson, neither side emerged clearly victorious given that the "underlying constitutional questions" remained unanswered, paving the way for another, perhaps larger crisis in the future.