USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Easterners had much easier access to European manufactured goods, saving large amounts of time because they did not have to produce the goods themselves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The South consistently opposed protective tariffs during the remainder of the antebellum period.

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: -The South strongly supported protective tariffs, which are high taxes on goods imported from other countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.