Why did Southerners resist the increased tariff in 1828, arguing it should be nullified?

Question

(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

The correct response is: It benefited one section of the country at the expense of another.

Answer 2

Which of the following did Andrew Jackson believe made the federal government “subversive to the rights of the states” and was a monopoly controlled by foreigners and the rich?
(1 point)
Responses

The Bank of the United States
The Bank of the United States
The United States Constitution
The United States Constitution
The Electoral College
The Electoral College
The Indian Removal Act

Answer 3

The correct response is: The Bank of the United States

Answer 4

What is the unanswered question of the Nullification Crisis?
(1 point)
Responses

Does the federal government have absolute power to place tariffs on goods?
Does the federal government have absolute power to place tariffs on goods?
Do the states have the right to nullify other states’ laws?
Do the states have the right to nullify other states’ laws?
Does the federal government or do the states have greater rights and powers?
Does the federal government or do the states have greater rights and powers?
Do the states have the right to secede from the union?
Do the states have the right to secede from the union?

Answer 5

The correct response is: Do the states have the right to nullify other states’ laws?