John C Calhoun Accepted the Tariff of 1816 Because He

question 7

Multiple Choice

John C. Calhoun accepted the Tariff of 1816 because he:

• A) saw it as a way to lessen the importance of slavery to southern planters
• B) saw it as a means to protect slavery in the South
• C) expected the South would become a manufacturing center
• D) sympathized with New England shippers and southern farmers
• E) argued that the Constitution required it

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