What was the Southern position on tariffs?

A. The south supported tariffs in order to increase national revenues.

B. The south supported tariffs in order to protect southern industries.

C. The south opposed tariffs because they thought they would lead to war.

D. The south opposed to tariffs because they increased the price of manufactured goods.

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Mckinney

16 February, 06:04

What was the Southern position on tariffs?

A. The south supported tariffs in order to increase national revenues.

B. The south supported tariffs in order to protect southern industries.

C. The south opposed tariffs because they thought they would lead to war.

D. The south opposed to tariffs because they increased the price of manufactured goods.

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Alonzo Long · Answer 1

The good option is.

D. The south opposed to tariffs because they increased the price of manufactured goods.

Explanation:

High tariffs protected and benefitted the industries of the North. Northern industrial products and companies were protected from foreign competition. The South did not produce industrial goods, its economy was mainly agricultural. The South bore the largest burden in paying the federal tariffs; they had to pay too much money for northern manufactured products, either because of shipping fees or because of the tariffs.