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 industrial interests over Southern agricultural interests, leading to economic hardships for the South, which relied on importing goods.
Why did Southerners resist the increased tariff in 1828, arguing it should be nullified?
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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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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
The Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson believed that the Bank of the United States made the federal government “subversive to the rights of the states” and was a monopoly controlled by foreigners and the rich. He opposed the Bank, viewing it as an institution that concentrated too much economic power in the hands of a few.
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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?
The unanswered question of the Nullification Crisis is Does the federal government or do the states have greater rights and powers? This crisis highlighted the ongoing conflict between federal authority and states' rights, a debate that would continue to evolve in American political discourse.