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Because they needed all the cheap foreign imports they could get, having almost no manufacturing industry of their own.

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Q: Why did the south oppose tariffs prior to the civil war?
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Type of society in the South prior to the Civil War?

agricultural


What was the major crop of the south prior to the civil war?

the major crop prior to the civil war was cotton


Which section of the country tended to oppose tariffs the most?

the south


Why did US Civil War start?

It actually started because of States Rights to have slaves and other things like tariffs the north wanted higher tariffs and the south did not the north didn't want slaves the south wanted slaves.


Before the Civil War one of the sectional differences that existed between the North and the South was disagreement over tariffs. Why had Congress enacted protective tariffs such as the ones passed in?

to help factories


Why did the copperheads oppose the civil war?

They were opposed to using force to keep the south in the Union.


How are the North and South different from their suggestion of tariffs?

the north and the south both had differnt veiws or belives on tariffs. The North wanted tariffs and the south did not.


Was the south in favor of tariffs?

No; the South depended on exporting cotton and US tariffs would have invited tariffs in the countries to which they exported.


What were the disadvantages of the south prior to the civil war?

little population north had much more than the south


What was the like north and south prior to the civil war?

enemies until 1886


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Why did the south secede in the civil war?

States' rights, unfair tariffs, and unfair representation in congress. Slavery was but a minor issue in 1861.