USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Only portions of the American System were actually put in place, particularly the tariffs, which were opposed by the South. John Calhoun opposed the tariffs, believing it put a financial strain on the South while the North and West profited.

Detailed explanation-2: -The North favored protective tariffs for their manufacturing industry. The South, which exported agricultural products to and imported manufactured goods from Europe, favored free trade and was hurt by the tariffs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Northern industrialists favored protective tariffs because they allowed the manufactured goods they produced domestically to be sold at a lower cost than foreign goods imported into the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Northerners and Westerners tended to favor tariffs, banking, and internal improvements, while Southerners tended to oppose them as measures that disadvantaged their section and gave too much power to the federal government.