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.
It increased foreign competition.

Answer 1

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

Southerners argued the 1828 tariff protected Northern manufacturers while raising prices and harming the Southern economy, so they claimed states could nullify it.