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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence was a very important date in US history. It was not signed on the 4th of July, but on the 1st of July in 1776. Eight of the 56 signers were British.
The tariff was a tax on imported manufactured goods. This raised the price of imported products and made it easier for US manufacturers to compete. Very few of these manufacturers were in the South, so all the tariff did for southerners was to raise their cost of living by making them pay higher prices for the things they needed. The tariff was in essence a tax on them to subsidize northern industry.
The Hawley Smoot Tariff was the largest tariff in American history. It raised the taxes incredibly on imported goods. Unfortunately, foreign markets did the same in response. This began a "trade war" between U.S. and foreign markets. This in turn did hurt the U.S. economy.
The US Attorney General is the highest ranking officer of the US Department of Justice, aside from the President of the US.
The President of the United States holds the highest office in the US government