It was called the "Tariff of Abominations" by its Southern detractors because of the effects it had on the Southern economy. It set a 38% tax on some imported goods and a 45% tax on certain …

The Tariff of 1828 was intended to protect burgeoning domestic industries by inflating the cost of imported goods by as much as 50 percent, making Americans less likely to buy foreign …

On this date, the Tariff of 1828—better known as the Tariff of Abominations—passed the House of Representatives, 105 to 94. The tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural …

Jul 19, 2019 · The Tariff of Abominations was the name outraged southerners gave to a tariff passed in 1828. Residents of the South believed the tax on imports was excessive and unfairly …

Jun 10, 2024 · The Tariff of 1828, signed into law by President John Quincy Adams, imposed taxes on imported goods to raise federal revenue. The Tariff favored Northeastern …

May 24, 2022 · The Tariff of Abominations was passed in 1828 to raise import duties on foreign goods to help protect domestic American manufacturing business and increase federal revenues.

The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 began with the passage of the Tariff of 1828 (better known as the Tariff of Abominations) which sought to protect industrial products from competition with …

Jan 27, 2025 · South Carolinians took the lead in protesting the federal “tariff of abominations” in 1828. President Andrew Jackson publicly refuted all arguments in favor of nullification, and …

May 19, 2019 · Starting in 1789 with a tariff to finance the Federal Government, they were the main source of revenue for over a century until Federal Income tax was introduced in 1913, …

The tariff was intended to protect the burgeoning industries of New England, where numerous factories had opened during the first three decades of the nineteenth century, but encountered …