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The South was against it. The tariff was aimed at protecting northern manufacturing. The South traded agricultural products like cotton for manufactured goods which the tariff made more expensive.

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Which groups tended to favor tariffs?

Northern industrialists favored tariffs.


Who favored high tariffs?

Usually politicians talking about "Buying American" or domestic producers who are not as efficient at producing their good as international companies favored high tariffs.


Progressives in Congress unlike Taft favored what?

low tariffs


What groups would have favored reducing tariffs before 1912?

Silverites


Wilson favored a reduction of tariffs because he believed lowered tariffs would?

make American industry more efficient.


Wilson favored a reduction of tariffs because he belived lowered tariffs would?

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Which of the following groups would have favored reducing tariffs before 1912?

federalists


Why did southerners object to tariffs before the civil war?

Because it favored the North


Which political party favored high tariffs during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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Tight money supply, high tariffs, and government aid to railroads.


Why did the northerners favor the protective tariffs of the 1820s while southerners detested them?

Northerners favored the protective tariffs of the 1820s because these tariffs benefited their emerging manufacturing industries by making imported goods more expensive, encouraging consumers to buy domestically produced items. In contrast, southerners detested these tariffs as they relied heavily on imported goods and were concerned that higher prices would hurt their economy. Additionally, they felt that the tariffs favored northern interests at the expense of southern agricultural economies, leading to tensions between the regions.


What political party typically favored lower tariffs?

The modern Republican party would generally favor lowering tariffs, encouraging open trade among countries. High tariffs are seen by Democrats as a way to protect domestic jobs.