Cheap imports - which the South needed, having almost no industry of its own.
It wanted to protect its industry by levying tariffs (taxes) on cheap imports. The South had very little industry, and needed cheap imports. So the tariffs looked like a tax by the North on the South.
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People who wanted to buy imported goods - that was mostly the South, which had no manufacturing industry.
Yes - with tariffs on imports. It was the South that mostly needed the imports, having no industry of its own. So it felt like the North taxing the South.
Congress imposed tariffs (taxes on imports or exports) to protect the New England textile industry.
It wanted to protect its industry by levying tariffs (taxes) on cheap imports. The South had very little industry, and needed cheap imports. So the tariffs looked like a tax by the North on the South.
The North wanted tariffs on imports, to protect its manufacturing industry. The South had virtually no manufacturing industry, so it wanted cheap imports.
tariffs
To escape the heavy tariffs that Congress was levying on imports, to protect American industry - which was nearly all in the North.
People who wanted to buy imported goods - that was mostly the South, which had no manufacturing industry.
The North was trying to protect its manufacturing industry from cheap imports. The South had very little industry, and wanted cheap imports.
To escape the heavy tariffs that Congress was levying on imports, to protect American industry - which was nearly all in the North.
Yes - with tariffs on imports. It was the South that mostly needed the imports, having no industry of its own. So it felt like the North taxing the South.
Because it would protect Northern industry against cheap imports.
Because it would protect Northern industry against cheap imports.
To protect manufacturing industry from cheap foreign imports. Industry was mostly in the North. The South wanted cheap imports. So the tariffs looked like the North taxing the South.
They felt they were being taxed for the benefit of the North. Congress wanted to protect manufacturing industry by raising the tariff on imported goods. As the South had no manufacturing industry, it needed imports much more than the North did. This heightened the North-South argument.