Am civ 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tariff of Abominations | The bill favored western agricultural interests by raising tariffs or import taxes on imported hemp, wool, fur, flax, and liquor, thus favoring Northern manufacturers. In the South, these tariffs raised the cost of manufactured goods, thus angering them and causing more sectionalist feelings. |
| Internal improvements | federal projects, such as canals and roads, to develop the nation's transportation system |
| nullification | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress |
| John C. Calhoun | South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification |
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