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.

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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.

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Southerners resisted the increased tariff in 1828, arguing it should be nullified because **it benefited one section of the country at the expense of another**. The tariff was seen as favoring northern industries, while the South, which relied heavily on importing goods, felt it imposed unfair economic burdens on them.