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While Calhoun had previously voted for tariffs to protect new industries , he was opposed to the Tariff of 1828. When the bill appeared in Senate, Calhoun had decided he would be the deciding vote against it. However, the tariff passed. In protest, Calhoun encouraged nullification of the tariff in his home state of South Carolina which prompted President Jackson to send warships to the harbor to enforce it. .
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LaoCalhoun became a strong opponent of Nationalist programs such as high tariffs. Calhoun and other southerners, argued that tariffs raised the prices that they had to pay for the manufactured goods that they could not produce themselves.
all answers in text found in text book the American Republic To 1877 by Mc Graw Hill and Glencoe Company
they worried on tarrifs and he tryed to stop it
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What rights did John C. Calhon argue that tariffs violated?
John C. Calhoun argued that the tariffs violated equal rights. According to his perspective, tariffs not only favored the northern states, but also harmed the southern states. Imported goods hurt the income of all people in South Carolina. As far as Calhoun was concerned, helping support the northern industrial base was not the purpose of the federal government.
Why did the north favor high tariffs?
The South didn't want high tariffs because their economy relied on foreign trade.
What kind of tariffs did the North support?
high tariff
What actions did John C Calhoun take in the Nullification?
John C. Calhoun supported South Carolina's uproar to the tariffs set by Andrew Jackson and the rights of South Carolina's legislation.He nullified- " to void" any laws set against the state. John resigned from office which made deductions in the tariff taxes.
What was an unintended result of Henry clays American system?
high tariffs
