The Nullification Crisis or, "The Civil War That Almost Was" (with Dara Starr Tucker!)
Anti-Social Studies
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The Confusion around Taxation and its Impact on Northern and Southern Economies
This chapter discusses the implementation of a protectionist tariff in 1828 that raised the price on imported goods, benefitting northern businesses but negatively impacting southern agricultural economies. It explores the reasons behind the tariff and the disappointment of southerners when President Jackson does not repeal it.
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