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The North wanted to proetct its industry against foreign imports.
The South only had cotton, and needed all kinds of imports.
So the Tariffs were seen as a tax by the North on the South.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoWith high tariffs, foreign goods were taxed so much that the North did not have to lower prices to compete with them.
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How did high tariffs on imported goods affect the southerns economy?
The tariffs protected Northern industry from cheap imports. The South had virtually no industry, and cheap imports suited them very well. So with a Northern majority in Congress, the tariffs looked like the North taxing the South. This pulled the two sides further apart.
How did the northeast and west and south feel about the government spending money on transportation improvements?
The Northeast and West wanted the government to spend money on transportation to help transport goods. Southerners opposed this because the money to pay for the improvements would come from tariffs, and southerners did not want an increase in tariffs.
How did the north and south differ economically?
the south wanted slavery because thet thought it was write and the north said it was knot right to be trited that crull
What tariffs encourage democrats foreign trade while republicans wanted what tariffs to ensure domestic industrial expansion?
Low,High
Why protective tariffs created sectional disagreements?
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.
How are the North and South different from their suggestion of tariffs?
the north and the south both had differnt veiws or belives on tariffs. The North wanted tariffs and the south did not.
Why did north and the south have different positions on higher tariffs?
North had factories that made goods- they wanted higher tariffs on imports to protect their businesses from competition. The South wanted to be able to buy from the North OR from foreign markets, and wanted lower tariffs (lower prices for them to pay)
Why did US Civil War start?
It actually started because of States Rights to have slaves and other things like tariffs the north wanted higher tariffs and the south did not the north didn't want slaves the south wanted slaves.
What political issues divided the northern and southern politicians?
The North was becoming industrialised and wanted to protect its industry by tariffs on imports. The South was farming country, with almost no industry, and they wanted cheap imports. The tariffs looked like the North taxing the South.
What did the North want to protect its 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.
What do you think was the goal of U.S tariffs?
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.
Why did the issue of tariffs add the the growing conflict between the north and south?
The North wanted to protect its young industrial base with tariffs (tax) on imported goods. The South had no industrial base, and needed many imports. So this looked like the North taxing the South.
What did the north and south want in terms of foreign trade control by congress?
The North wanted tariffs on imports, to protect its manufacturing industry. The South had virtually no manufacturing industry, so it wanted cheap imports.
Why does the north and south disagree over tariffs?
The North was trying to protect its manufacturing industry from cheap imports. The South had very little industry, and wanted cheap imports.
The north wanted to protect its 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.
Was Louisiana's reactions protective tariffs the same as that in other parts of the South?
yes, because all the south wanted slavery and the north didnt. -sydney
Was Louisiana's reaction to the protective tariffs the same as the other parts of the south?
yes, because all the south wanted slavery and the north didnt. -sydney
