Why did most northerners support tariffs and most southerners oppose them?

Answer 1

Northerners did not do a lot of importing at the time that the tariff issues were raised so they did not see the implications it could have. Southerners however did a large amount of trading with other countries and felt that the tariff's were aimed at them.

Answer 2

Tariffs on manufactured goods raised the price of imports. This helped manufacturers compete and make more profit but raised the price for consumers who bought the goods. Most of the manufacturers who benefited lived in the North.

Answer 3

They disagreed because North supported high tariffs.The region had most of the banking and other business as well. Tariffs caused imported goods to be more expensive than American manufacturers sell thier products.

The South opposed rising tariffs because tariffs made imported goods more expensive.And they didnt like it so they sold most of thier cotton overseas,gained credit from those foreign buyers.Yet because of the tariff,those goods cost more.

Answer 4

the southerners planters depended on trading cotton in exchange for foreign manufactured goods. Rising traffis hurt the south economy

Answer 5

Northerns supported tarrifs