because they wanted money
He wanted to protect American manufacturers.
A high tariff that limits foreign competition is a protective tariff.
A high protective tariff can limit foreign competition.
Revenue tariff: A 5% tariff on sugar to generate public revenue; Protective tariff: A 50% tariff on sugar to keep domestic sugar producers in business; Retaliatory tariff: A 500% tariff on sugar to reply to a high tariff imposed by another country. or sales tax- 8% charged on purchases of luxury goods excise tax- 20% tax charged on each pack of cigarettes capital gains- 15% charged on profits from selling commodities or revenue tariff- a 6% tariff on oranges to provide money for the government protective tariff- a 50% tariff on oranges to shield domestic orange growers from international competition retaliatory tariff- a 200% tariff on oranges to reply to a high tariff imposed by another country
Because the southerners had built few factories and didn't benefit from the tariff. Southerners bought many British goods and the tariff drove up the price. The southerners complained that the tariff made northern manufacturers rich at the expense of the South.
He wanted to protect American manufacturers.
He wanted to protect American manufacturers.
A high tariff to limit foreign competition is called a protective tariff.
The Americans that benefited the most from the Tariff of 1816 were the manufacturers. The western and northern states, having a strong industrial base, strongly supported the tariff.
A high tariff that limits foreign competition is a protective tariff.
Taxing Imports
C. Northern Manufacturers
The protective Tariff of 1816 is also known as the Dallas Tariff. It is noteworthy because it marks the first time that congress passed a tariff to protect American manufacturers instead of just to raise money.
Northern (New England) textile manufacturers
Tariff of Abominations
The tariff was a tax on imported manufactured goods. This raised the price of imported products and made it easier for US manufacturers to compete. Very few of these manufacturers were in the South, so all the tariff did for southerners was to raise their cost of living by making them pay higher prices for the things they needed. The tariff was in essence a tax on them to subsidize northern industry.
The McKinley Tariff