Question

Question
Why did Southerners resist the increased tariff in 1828, arguing it should be nullified?
(1 point)
Responses

It was not helpful to any section of the country.
It was not helpful to any section of the country.

It benefited one section of the country at the expense of another.
It benefited one section of the country at the expense of another.

It increased the market for cotton.
It increased the market for cotton.

It increased foreign competition.

Answer 1

It benefited one section of the country at the expense of another.

(Explanation: the Tariff of 1828—"Tariff of Abominations"—protected Northern manufacturers but raised prices and harmed Southern export interests, so Southerners argued it should be nullified.)