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JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The duty on imports ____ gives them the means of selling to us at a higher price; while we cannot dispose of our products. Our section of the country, from which springs the richest products ____ [will] sink into decay ____ “The excerpt above represents a confirmation of a-
A
Northerner’s view in regards to tariffs.
B
Democrat’s view in regards to the banking system.
C
Southerner’s view in regards to tariffs.
D
Republican’s view in regards to the banking system.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1828, Congress passed a high protective tariff that infuriated the southern states because they felt it only benefited the industrialized north. For example, a high tariff on imports increased the cost of British textiles. This tariff benefited American producers of cloth-mostly in the north.

Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson declared that states did not have the right of nullification, and in 1833 Congress passed the Force Bill, authorizing the federal use of force to enforce the collection of tariffs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following does not explain how the nullification crisis was resolved? South Carolina agreed that nullification was not a state’s right. Why did Andrew Jackson veto the bill renewing the charter of the Second National Bank of the United States? It gave little credit to ordinary people.

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