JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
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Tariffs were opposed by the rich, but supported by the poor.
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Tariffs were supported by westerners, but opposed by the manufacturers in the North and the farmers in the South.
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Tariffs were supported by the farmers of the South but opposed by the manufacturers in the North
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Tariffs were supported by the manufacturers in the North, but opposed by the farmers in the South.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tariffs-The South resented all tariffs as they relied on British imports for more of their everyday goods. They also needed other nations to purchase cotton form their farms. As the north supported tariffs to protect their growing industries the south became incressingly angered.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law. In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports; however, the resulting tax on foreign goods would raise the cost of living in the South and would cut into the profits of New England’s industrialists.