USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I am a law that was applauded in the North, but despised in the South. Manufacturers liked me. Farmers wished I would go away. My passage led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832.What law am I?
A
Wilmot Provision
B
Missouri Compromise
C
Tariff of Abominations
D
Independent Treasury Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state. U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson responded in December by issuing a proclamation that asserted the supremacy of the federal government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tariff was strongly opposed in the South, since it was perceived to put an unfair tax burden on the Southern agrarian states that imported most manufactured goods. The tariff’s opponents expected that Jackson’s election as president would result in a significant reduction of it.

Detailed explanation-3: -On December 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina (also known as the “Nullification Proclamation”) that disputed a states’ right to nullify a federal law.

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