USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Northern industrialists thought that high tariffs would ____
A
improve the quality of European goods
B
increase the price of raw materials from the West
C
result in less revenue for the federal government
D
increase the demand for American manufactured goods
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which reason motivated industrialists in northern states to favor tariffs during the early 1800s? Tariffs would increase the demand for American manufactured goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this case, South Carolina claimed it could nullify the Tariff of 1828. Calhoun argued that the tariff was unconstitutional because it violated the trust of the states. If Congress passed a law that was unconstitutional, states had the right to nullify the law.

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