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What was the Purpose of the
1828 Tariff of Abominations?
The purpose was to provide even more protection to the
Industrialists and manufacturers in the North by increasing duties
on imported foreign (British) goods to nearly 50%. The bill also
included a clause that considerably increased the taxes on raw
materials.
1828 Tariff of Abominations for kids: The Tax
on Raw Materials
The taxes on raw
materials, such as tobacco and cotton, would seriously impact the
economy of the South because the Southern states wanted to
increase trading their raw materials outside of the United States.
Cotton had become a Important cash crop following the invention of the
Eli Whitney Cotton Gin
which had, in turn, invigorated the institution of slavery.
1828 Tariff of Abominations
Why was the Tariff of 1828 called the Tariff of Abominations?
It was called the Tariff of Abominations by Southerners who strongly
resented the protection the increase in duties gave the Northerners
and the Westerners at the expense of the Southerners. The word
'Abomination' encompasses the meaning of words such as outrage,
hatred, scandal and disgrace - this conveys the level of opposition
by Southerners to the Tariff of 1828.
Who opposed the
1828 Tariff of Abominations? Why was it opposed?
The 1828 Tariff of
Abominations was opposed by the Southern states that contended that
the tariff was unconstitutional. The Southern states whose
livelihoods were being harmed firstly by having to pay higher prices
on goods the South did not produce, and secondly increasing taxes on
British imports made it difficult for Britain to pay for the cotton
they imported from the South. Some New England industries
were also opposed to the bill because it included the clause by
which the taxes on raw materials increased considerably.
1828 Tariff of Abominations for kids: The Three Protective Tariffs
The 1828 Tariff of
Abominations was the third protective tariff implemented by
the government.
The protective
tariffs taxed all foreign goods, to boost the sales of US products
and protect Northern manufacturers from cheap British goods.
● The
Tariff of 1816 placed a 20-25%
tax on all foreign goods
● ● It
followed the wave of Nationalism in the country following
the
War of 1812.
● ● The
Tariff of 1816 greatly benefited the manufacturers in the
North
● ● The
invention of the
Cotton Gin
had turned cotton into a highly lucrative cash crop so the
Southerners were making money
● ● The 'American
System', the economic plan for the nation advocated by
Henry Clay, was being implemented by the government to
improve the lives of Americans
● ●
Everything was going well during the
Era of Good Feelings
● The Tariff
of 1824 was the second protective tariff. It raised the duties
still higher. There was 35% duty on imported iron, wool, cotton,
and hemp.
● ● But
there was opposition from the Southerners who did not
benefit from the Tariff of 1824
● ●
Nationalism was transforming into Sectionalism
● ● The
north was becoming increasingly industrialized whilst the
south was remaining agricultural
● ● The
sectional interests of the North and the South truly came
into conflict for the first time
● ● The
South, who had once favored Henry Clay's Tariff 1816 and his
American System which financed the construction of new roads
to the west, now opposed both
● The Tariff
of 1828 (the Tariff of Abominations) was the third protective
tariff and taxes increased to nearly 50%
● ● The
Southern politicians, led by Andrew Jackson, had come up
with a scheme to prevent a law being passed. But their plan
backfired...
1828 Tariff of Abominations for kids: The Political Schemes
The presidential election was to be held in 1828 and the campaigns
were underway. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson were the only
two candidates. National Republicans voted for John Quincy Adams and
Democratic-Republicans and voted for Andrew Jackson. Both were
working to obtain votes. Jackson supporters, with a strong southern
base, normally opposed the protective tariffs advanced by the Adams
political party.
● The
manufacturers and industrialists in the North had started to
agitate the Adams administration for even higher protective
duties
● The
campaigners for Andrew Jackson men devised a plan by which they
would appear to favor higher duties, thus appealing to voters in
the North, while at the same time they were really opposing them
● They
therefore proposed high duties on manufactured goods to curry
favor with the Northern manufacturers
● They also
proposed high duties on raw materials
● Jackson's
men believed that the manufacturers would oppose the passing of
the bill because the high duties on raw materials would cause
them considerable damage
● They also
believed that when the bill failed to pass it would please the
Southern cotton growers
But the plan
did not work - the Bill was passed and branded by Southerners as the
Tariff of Abominations. The Northern members of Congress
surprisingly voted for the bill because the Northern manufacturers
were so keen to have the high duties on manufactured goods, that
they took the view that before long they would secure the repeal of
the duties on raw materials.
1828 Tariff of
Abominations for kids
The info about the 1828 Tariff of
Abominations provides interesting facts and
important information about this important event that occured during the presidency of the 6th President of the United States of America.
Significance and Importance of the
1828 Tariff of Abominations to Adams and Jackson
The
Significance of the 1828 Tariff of Abominations to Adams and Jackson
was:
● John
Quincy Adams was made a scapegoat for
the 1828 Tariff of Abominations by his political enemies
and lost the election. He took the blame from both sides for the
increased taxes on imported goods and for the increased duties
on raw materials
● Andrew
Jackson won the election as the Tariff of 1828 had been purposely
drafted to make him appear as a protectionist in the North and
as a free trade advocate in the South
● ● John C.
Calhoun responded to the Tariff of Abominations with the
South
Carolina Exposition.
● ● The
Tariff of 1832 was passed to
act as remedy for the conflict created by the Tariff of 1828
● Jackson
had to deal with the controversy incited by the 1828 Tariff of
Abominations known as the
Nullification Crisis
National Significance and Importance of the
1828 Tariff of Abominations
The
1828 Tariff of Abominations had an extremely important and
significant impact on American history:
● The
sectional interests of the North and the South truly came into
conflict for the first time
● The
conflicts between the North and South would lead to
Secession
and ultimately the American Civil war (1861-1865)
● This event
was one of the
Causes of the Civil War
Protective Tariffs
For additional facts and a timeline
refer to
Protectionism and Tariffs.
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