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Tariffs
to protect American workers
After the War of 1812, Congress enacted a tariff on goods being imported from other countries. The tariff raised the price on the products coming into the country. This made it easier for American companies to compete for the business of consumers.
You could put it that way. The import tariffs were passed by a Northern-dominated Congress to protect manufacturing Industry - which was all in the North. The South were the ones who needed imports, having no manufacturing industry of their own. So it could look like a tax on the South to subsidise the North.
Ban it. Partly for ethical reasons. Partly to keep a Northern majority in Congress, so they could continue to protect US industry (nearly all in the North) by levying taxes on imports (mostly needed by the South.)
Alexander Hamilton wanted a protective tariff to protect American industry.
To escape the heavy tariffs that Congress was levying on imports, to protect American industry - which was nearly all in the North.
The tariff was a protective tariff passed by the congress of the united states designed to protect industry in the northern united states. (:
Congress imposed tariffs (taxes on imports or exports) to protect the New England textile industry.
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to protect American workers
Congress had imposed new tariffs to protect American industry from foreign competition.
To escape the heavy tariffs that Congress was levying on imports, to protect American industry - which was nearly all in the North.
After the War of 1812, Congress enacted a tariff on goods being imported from other countries. The tariff raised the price on the products coming into the country. This made it easier for American companies to compete for the business of consumers.
slavery states rights Tariffs on imported goods, to protect Northern manufacturing industry. Congress was able to levy these tariffs because the Northern states dominated the vote. The South only had one industry - cotton - so it needed many imports. It saw the tariffs as a hostile tax on the South.
Because it would protect Northern industry against cheap imports.
Because it would protect Northern industry against cheap imports.
Tariffs on imports - having no industry, the South depended largely on imports.