Abominable Tariff
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The Abominable Tariff was a highly controversial 1828 U.S. protective tariff that angered Southern states by sharply raising import duties and intensifying sectional tensions before the Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abominable Tariff canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal tariff law
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economic policy measure ⓘ protective tariff ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Northern United States
NERFINISHED
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Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| associatedWithDoctrine | nullification ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to the Nullification Crisis
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intensified sectional tensions before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
damaging Southern export-oriented economy
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favoring Northern industrial interests ⓘ raising costs of imported goods in the South ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1828 ⓘ |
| economicPolicyType | protectionism ⓘ |
| field |
economic history of the United States
ⓘ
political history of the United States ⓘ |
| hadSupportFrom |
Northern manufacturers
ⓘ
many Western politicians ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tariff of 1828
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tariff of Abominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | pressure from Northern industrial interests for higher protection ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased political alienation in the South
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stimulated domestic manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | federal statute ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major milestone in the escalation of sectionalism in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
protection of domestic manufacturing
ⓘ
raise import duties on foreign goods ⓘ |
| namedAfter | perceived outrageous nature of the tariff rates ⓘ |
| notableOpponent | John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeholderSigning | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Southern planters
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state of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
fiscal policy
ⓘ
trade policy ⓘ |
| politicalContext | sectional conflict between North and South ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Tariff of 1816
NERFINISHED
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Tariff of 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raised | import duties ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
American Civil War
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Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | John Quincy Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Tariff of 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxBase | imports ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
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