Term:
Tariff of Abominations (scroll down for
definition)
Definition:
Tariff of Abominations
REVIEW: A Tariff is a
tax on imports that inflates prices, while protecting American jobs.
The South has little use for it because they didn't have industrial
jobs, and would have to pay the higher prices ... Knowing that ...
In 1828, Tariff rates
reached very high levels, receiving the nickname "The Tariff of
Abominations."
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