The convention resulted in a rebuke of the Tariff of Abominations and the formal adoption of the Ordinance of Nullification. The ordinance declared the tariffs null and void. It prohibited the collection oftax(duties) within the borders of South Carolina in addition to threatening and promising s...
Important figures like Henry Clay conceptualized the American System advocating a strong Federal government establishing high tariffs to protect fledgling industries and able to finance internal improvements to develop the West. Other men like Jackson were more concerned with state rights seeing a strong ...
extremely relied on import goods.To decrease tariffs successfully, which was good for the South but hurt the North, they wanted powerful state governments so that the statescould decide tax rateson their ownand allow themto haveslaves.AndasIsaid, interests were what most people were thinking of...
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People will point to tariffs (like the Tariff of Abominations), the Morrill Land Grants, and a thousand other things to try to spin the Civil War as “not being about slavery,” but the bottom line is the South had a slave economy, and thus every issue circles back to being about sla...
Tariffs and Taxes:Disputes over tariffs, particularly the Tariff of Abominations in 1828, exacerbated tensions between the North and South. Southerners argued that high tariffs unfairly favored Northern industrialists over Southern agricultural interests. ...
Due in large part to surplus revenues from the tariffs, federal spending reached one billion dollars for the first time during his term. The spending issue in part led to the defeat of the Republicans in the 1890 mid-term elections. Cleveland defeated Harrison for re-election in 1892, due ...
Godfrey agreed with Crowley, but suggested that to stay in the good graces of their sister kingdoms for the benefit of trade and tariffs, they should only send a small token force instead of the whole Gilnean army. Baron Ashbury echoed Godfrey's sentiment, and Greymane stated that he would...
What makes the Economist piece so prescient is two news stories within just the past week. In one story, Trump threatened to place illegal aliens in “sanctuary cities”. In another, he is having his negotiatorspressure the Chineseto remove tariffs on products exported from (Republican) farm st...
“…the power of your voice…” it is the imperative of an artist, the obligation of humankind. it is showing up, speaking up, speaking out. it is not inkeepingthe peacebut in creating peace and protecting the rights of all in a peaceful world. ...