Why were Northerners upset with foreign companies?

Tariffs, Nullification, and State Power in Antebellum America

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They were refusing to trade with American companies.
They were manufacturing goods more cheaply than American companies.
They were selling goods at higher prices.
They were producing goods of lower quality.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Southern nickname for the high tariffs imposed by Congress?
Tariffs of Abomination
Tariffs of Discontent
Tariffs of Inequality
Tariffs of Injustice
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What document did John C. Calhoun draft in response to the tariffs?
The Southern Manifesto
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The Nullification Doctrine
The Federalist Papers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Calhoun argue about state power?
State power should be greater than federal power.
State power should be equal to federal power.
State power should not exceed federal power.
State power should be independent of federal power.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who argued that the U.S. was one nation and the federal government should have overriding power?
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What action did South Carolina take in response to the tariffs?
They accepted the tariffs.
They passed the Nullification Act.
They increased their own tariffs.
They sought help from foreign nations.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did South Carolina threaten to do if troops were used to collect duties?
Appeal to the Supreme Court
Negotiate further
Increase tariffs
Secede from the union
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the compromise to lower the tariffs over time?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Andrew Jackson
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