Why do you suppose they felt high tariffs were needed on imported manufactured goods brought in from England, and not needed on agricultural goods (mostly cotton) produced in the South?
Why do you suppose they felt high tariffs were needed on imported manufactured goods brought in from England, and not needed on agricultural goods (mostly cotton) produced in the South?
Because Britain had industrialized first and France second. They had economies of scale already. Northern manufacturers had a tough time competing against them. So they constantly screamed for tariffs. The Southern states were the most efficient cotton producers in the world at that time and were pretty efficient at producing other needed cash crops like rice, indigo, tobacco and Sugar from sugar cane. There weren’t hardly any places that were more efficient than the Southern states at producing these goods. They did not need tariff protection and were major exporters.