Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners Labeled It a "Yankee

question 25

Multiple Choice

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

• A) the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense.
• B) it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market.
• C) it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton.
• D) it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South.
• E) None of these choices are correct.

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