USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1828, the federal government placed a tariff on foreign goods to help ____
A
Northern Industries
B
Southern Industries
C
Western Industries
D
Foreign Industries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tariff of 1828, also called the Tariff of Abominations, raised rates substantially (to as much as 50 percent on manufactured goods) but for the first time also targeted items most frequently imported in the industrial states in New England.

Detailed explanation-2: -On this date, the Tariff of 1828-better known as the Tariff of Abominations-passed the House of Representatives, 105 to 94.

Detailed explanation-3: -Southern states such as South Carolina contended that the tariff was unconstitutional and were opposed to the newer protectionist tariffs, as they would have to pay, but Northern states favored them because they helped strengthen their industrial-based economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enacted on July 13, 1832, this was referred to as a protectionist tariff in the United States. The purpose of this tariff was to act as a remedy for the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828. The protective Tariff of 1828 was primarily created to protect the rapidly growing industry-based economy of the North.

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