The tariff was a protective tariff passed by the congress of the united states designed to protect industry in the northern united states. (:
After the war of 1812, James Madison called for a protective tariff.
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The tariffs protected Northern industries which made the Southerners that wanted to sell their cotton to England unhappy.
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.
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When Congress passed protective tariffs to help Northern industries develop, many Southerners were forced to pay higher prices for imported goods they needed. The tariffs being high, caused the South to buy almost strictly from Northern industries and often those prices were high as well. This issue divided the North and the South. As far back as President Jackson's time, South Carolina, as an example tried too nullify US tariff laws.
The U.S. experienced an industrial boom after the War of 1812. However, it was mostly in the North. Northerners benefitted from tariffs at the expense of the South.
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