Why Did the "Tariff of Abominations" Become a Major Campaign

question 52

Multiple Choice

Why did the "tariff of abominations" become a major campaign issue of the 1828 elections?

• A) Adams' campaigners used it to try to win reelection, suggesting that the tariff showed Jackson was an unfit candidate.
• B) Jackson campaigners used the tariff to rally opposition to the Adams administration.
• C) The Democratic party in the South (where the tariff was hated) used the tariff to rally around Jackson, a staunch opponent of the tariff.
• D) The Republican party in the North (where the tariff was generally welcomed) used it to rally around Adams, a staunch supporter of the tariff.
• E) Senator Martin Van Buren opposed both Adams and Jackson on the tariff and state rights, proposing a third party that would eliminate the tariff.

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