what is the "Tariff of Abominations"?

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Answer 1

From Wikipedia:

The Tariff of 1828 (also known as the Tariff of Abominations, ch. 55, 4 Stat. 270), was a protective tariff passed by the U.S. Congress in 1828.

The goal of the tariff was to protect industry in the northern United States from competing European goods by causing the prices of European products to increase. The system of tariffs had begun after end of the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars, when a recession in Europe led British manufacturers to offer goods in America at prices American manufacturers often could not match.

The first protective tariff was passed by Congress in 1816, and was increased in 1824, followed in 1828 by the Tariff of Abominations, a name given by the state of South Carolina. President John Quincy Adams signed the tariff, although he realized it would be used to discredit him politically. In the Election of 1828, Andrew Jackson did indeed defeat Adams.

John C. Calhoun was a South Carolinian, and thus felt strongly against the tariff. Faced with a reduced market for goods, the British reduced their imports of cotton, which hurt the South. Thus, not only did the tariff force the South to buy manufactured goods at a higher price, but Southern states also faced a reduced income from sales of raw materials. This inspired Calhoun to attempt nullification of the tariff within South Carolina. He authored the South Carolina Exposition and Protest in response and would later participate in the Nullification Crisis in 1832.

A revised and generally lower tariff was passed by Congress in 1832.

Answer 2

New England textile manufacturers pressed Congress and the administration for higher protective measures, arguing that British woolens were being dumped on American markets at artificially low prices. Western support for increases could be obtained only by agreeing to include an increase on duties for the importation of certain raw materials. When the West was accommodated, the New Englanders objected. The South under any circumstance was opposed to protectionism. In short, no one was really pleased with the 1828 “tariff of abominations.”
John Quincy Adams reluctantly signed the tariff measure, fully realizing he was being made a scapegoat by his political enemies. This measure effectively ended his hopes for reelection. Little thought was given to vetoing the tariff; the inclination of the early presidents was to exercise that power only for matters of dubious constitutionality.

The Tariff of 1828 had been purposely drafted to make Andrew Jackson appear as a free trade advocate in the South and as a protectionist in the North.

After enactment of this measure, Southern cotton producers became deeply alarmed when they learned of British threats to seek other markets, given that the cost of American cotton had become so high.

Answer 3

The Tariff of Abominations refers to the following:

1. known as the Tariff of 1828
2. protective tariff for northern industries of the US from european goods which was cheapened by a European recession
and the US manufacturers could not compete
3. it was termed by South Carolina because it reduced imports to the South and caused sales to drop on cotton exports concerning England
4. help introduce the nullification crisis of 1832 which would bring about a lowered tariff. to help the South.