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Why did the south not want tariffs?
It would raise prices.
What did clay believe would result from high tariffs?
clay believe that high tariffs helped all regions of the country , not just the north
How would high tariffs help in America?
they would make more money for the goverments
Why did sectional tensions strengthen during the 1850s?
Import tariffs to protect American industry, which was nearly all in the North. It was the South that wanted cheap imports, but would be increasingly taxed on them. The annexing of vast territories from Mexico, which many people believed should be free soil. This would have weakened Southern voting power in Congress.
Why did Wilson believe the fourteen points should be the basis for peace talks?
He believed secret agreements and violations of right had occurred which touched us to the quick and made the life of our own people impossible unless they were corrected and the world secure once for all against their recurrence. He believed the 14 points would fix that.
Wilson favored a reduction of tariffs because he believed lowered tariffs would?
make American industry more efficient.
Wilson favored a reduction of tariffs because he belived lowered tariffs would?
Make American industry more efficient.
Why did the Germans like president Wilson's fourteen points?
They believed Wilson would not allow the Allies to treat Germany harshly after the war.
How did Henry Clay believe the us would benefit from his amercian system?
He believed that the tariffs he had created would benefit the whole country, both south and north america
Which leader believed that Germany should be punished for the War but in a way that would lead to reconciliation in Europe instead of revenge?
Woodrow Wilson said he believed that Germany should be punished for the War but in a way that would lead to reconciliation in Europe instead of revenge.
What was the position of the northern States of the issue of Tariffs?
The Northern states believed that tariffs were necessary for their businesses to prosper. Tariffs on British products would make those products cost more than similar ones made in America. As a result, Americans would be more likely to buy goods made in their own country instead of those made in other countries.
How did Wilson believe American manufacturers would led to improve their products and lower their prices?
Wilson believed that the pressure of foreign competition would lead American manufacturers would led to improve their products and lower their prices.
How did the latin American policies of Wilson and Taft differ?
Taft believed Dollar Diplomacy was the best way to protect the region from European intervention. Wilson believed that Democratic governments, not dollars, would keep European powers out of Latin America.
Was the south in favor of tariffs?
No; the South depended on exporting cotton and US tariffs would have invited tariffs in the countries to which they exported.
Why did Wilson propose his fourteen points?
President Wilson proposed his 14 points because he believed that they would establish world peace, ease tensions between countries, and prevent another major war.
Why did the Progressives support income tax?
The progressives supported income tax because they hoped the income tax would enable the government to lower tariffs. They also believed the taxs on incomes were faier.
Who opposed Alexander Hamilton's tariff policy on part because they believed thqt hogh tariffs would cause problems?
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed Alexander Hamilton's tariff policy.
