Q11 Americans began to notice growing differences between the northern and southern sections of the country. There were more people living in___________ in the north, which made it more urban.. More people lived on farms in the south, which made it more ______________. While many people were farmers in the northern states, there were now other ways to make a living, such as working in ____________________ manufacturing cloth, tools and other goods. People in the North supported high tariffs on goods ____________from Europe because the extra cost encouraged people to “buy American” instead.
In the southern states, planters did not like tariffs because they sold most of their ___________ to Europe and bought their tools from there as well. Southerners believed the protective tariff was something that only helped northern ____________ owners keep their profits high.
So the Southern politicians came up with an idea. They would OPT OUT. They would simply ignore the protective tariff. It was ‘null and void’ in South Carolina. The state would not collect the taxes on goods ____________ into South Carolina, no matter what the President said they had to do. This decision led to the __________________ Crisis.
Americans began to notice growing differences between the northern and southern sections of the country. There were more people living in urban areas in the north, which made it more urban. More people lived on farms in the south, which made it more rural. While many people were farmers in the northern states, there were now other ways to make a living, such as working in manufacturing cloth, tools, and other goods.
People in the North supported high tariffs on goods imported from Europe because the extra cost encouraged people to "buy American" instead. This was beneficial for Northern manufacturers as it protected their products from competition and allowed them to maintain higher profits.
In contrast, planters in the southern states did not like tariffs because they primarily sold their agricultural products to Europe and bought their tools from there as well. They saw the protective tariff as something that only helped northern industrialists keep their profits high at the expense of southern agricultural interests.
To address their grievances, Southern politicians came up with an idea. They decided to "opt out" and ignore the protective tariff in South Carolina. They declared the tariff "null and void" in their state and refused to collect taxes on imported goods, regardless of what the President said they had to do. This decision led to the Nullification Crisis, a major confrontation between the federal government and the state of South Carolina over the issue of states' rights and the extent of federal power.