Question

Which segment of the American population would have been MOST supportive of the Tariff of 1828? A) The Freedmen, who were hurt by high rates of unemployment due to the tariff. B) Southerners who were forced to pay higher prices on goods the region did not produce C) Western settlers who saw the threat that the tariff posed to their efforts at industrialization. D) Northerners who would experience increased industrial growth because of a decrease in British imports.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) Northerners who would experience increased industrial growth because of a decrease in British imports

Answer 2

Northerners who would experience increased industrial growth because of a decrease in British imports.

Because of the Tariff of 1828, the British reduced their imports of cotton from the United States, which hurt the South. The tariff forced the South to buy manufactured goods from U.S. manufacturers, mainly in the North, at a higher price, while southern states also faced a reduced income from sales of raw materials. Thus, the segment of the American population that would have been MOST supportive of the Tariff of 1828 would be Northerners who would experience increased industrial growth because of a decrease in British imports.