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Because the south had access to the waters and seas but north did not, and because of the tariff, the south could do hardly anything and because the southerners had built few factories and didn't benefit from the tariff. Southerners bought many British goods and the tariff drove up the price. The southerners complained that the tariff made northern manufacturers rich at the expense of the South.
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SteveThe north had most of the manufacturing in the United States prior to the Civil War; the south was mostly agrarian, growing mostly cotton. The southerners wanted to purchase manufactured goods in competitive markets, to keep the prices down. The north wanted to keep the price of manufactured items UP, so they favored a "protective tariff", which is a tax that would be imposed on anything manufactured elsewhere (which meant, "in England".)
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Why did southerners oppose tariffs?
The southerners bought more foreign goods than the northerners did.
Did Democrats want low tariffs?
No, Democrats Wanted High Tariffs, while Republicans wanted High Tariffs
How did the protective tariff affect the price of a bolt of cloth?
Protective tariffs were considered by some to aid the American economy, but rates were especially high for bolts of cloth and for bar iron.
What did clay believe would result from high tariffs?
clay believe that high tariffs helped all regions of the country , not just the north
Who believed high tariffs raised the prices of manufactured goods?
John C Calhoun believed high tariffs raised the prices of manufactured goods
