Tariffs and Nullification
{"Image DocumentName": "Tariffs and Nullification", "Image ImageDescription": "Protective Tariffs divided the nation\u2014one of the major sources of sectional conflict. Tariffs protected US industry from foreign competition BUT increased the overall cost of goods in the US. Tariffs also made it more difficult to export goods (agricultural products) to foreign countries. North liked tariffs, South and West disliked them (South especially) 1828 an especially high tariff was passed\u2014tariff of abominations. South Carolina threatened to nullify the law. Refuse to enforce it (nullify it) inside its borders. What else besides tariffs were on their minds in the South? SC threatened to secede (leave the Union) if the federal govt tried to collect the tariff by force. Jackson threatened to send soldiers Civil War!!?? Compromise tariff of 1833, Henry Clay avoided showdown.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}