Question

Short Answer: Congress had passed the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 to protect American manufacturers from competition with cheap British imported goods. Southerners believed that the tariff was purposely passed to hurt southern plantation owners and would only benefit northern industrialists. What event did this cause?

Answer 1

Short Answer: Congress had passed the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 to protect American manufacturers from competition with cheap British imported goods. Southerners believed that the tariff was purposely passed to hurt southern plantation owners and would only benefit northern industrialists. What event did this cause?

Answer 2

This caused the Nullification Crisis.

Answer 3

This caused the Nullification Crisis, which was a major dispute between the federal government and the state of South Carolina over the legality of the tariffs and the concept of states' rights. South Carolina threatened to nullify or ignore the tariffs, leading to a tense standoff that was eventually resolved through a compromise.