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Which party supported a high protective tariff?
The Republican Party replaced the Whigs in 1854 and also favored high tariffs to stimulate industrial growth; it was part of the 1860 Republican platform.
Which side opposed protective tariffs?
South
The South consistently opposed protective tariffs during the remainder of the ante bellum period.
Did southerners support protective tariffs?
Southern states such as South Carolina contended that the tariff was unconstitutional and were opposed to the newer protectionist tariffs, as they would have to pay, but Northern states favored them because they helped strengthen their industrial-based economy.
Why were Democratic Republicans opposed to a high protective tariff?
Because the Democratic-Republicans favored a republic of small farmers and shopkeepers rather than manufacturing, they also opposed the protective tariff recommended by Hamilton. The protective tariff bill did not pass. Federalists and Democratic- Republicans also disagreed over foreign policy.
Why did Southerners oppose protective tariffs?
Since very little manufacturing took place in the South and much of the income derived from tariffs seemed to benefit the North, southerners opposed protective tariffs as unnecessary and unfair.
Who supported the protective tariff of 1816?
John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun, who would later be an ardent foe of high tariffs, supported protectionism because he believed that the South’s future would include industrial development. The Tariff of 1816 was a mildly protectionist measure, raising the average rates to around 20 percent.
Why was the South opposed to a protective tariff?
Why did the South oppose tariffs? They sold their cotton to foreign buyers in exchange for foreign manufactured goods, and the tariff would make those goods more expensive. Because the money for these improvements would come from tariffs, and they didn’t want an increase in tariffs.