USA HISTORY

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: -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-3: -Southern farmers and politicians felt the tariff needed to be higher to encourage people to buy domestic products. The South felt the tariff was unfair and unnecessarily drove prices up making cash crops more expensive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In the United States in the early 1800s, the issue of nullification (i.e. the right of individual states to nullify federal laws) erupted over tariffs that had been passed by Congress that were viewed as being harmful to specific states in the south.