Background to the Civil War- 4. The South Carolina exposition and protest

What was the tariff of 1828

A series of taxes placed on imports used to encourage people to buy American goods.

Who proposed the South Carolina exposition and protest (1828)

Calhoun

Why did Southerners believed that their cotton paid for the whole country's bills

Cotton accounted for half the wealth pouring into the US

What was the downside of the tariff of 1828

However Britain and France were unable to acquire the needed American money to buy Southern cotton

Was the South Carolina exposition and protest a law or just a proposal

Just a proposal

What was the significance

Nullifying state could choose between surrendering to the decision or secession from the union

What did Calhoun say about the South Carolina exposition and protest

Said that when the federal government meant passes a law to which a State objected the state had the right to nullify the law within its borders

What was the tariff of 1828 called

The tariff of abominations