‘(huge tariffs on imported items).’
the northern and southern states had been going back and forth over tariffs since the beginning of the nineteenth century, including the so called Tariff of Abominations in 1828, without resorting to secession and coming to blows;try again...
A what the primary source of revenue for the states at the time? Ans: tariffs. Thst is how the gvt funded itself. Now income tax, no sales tax, ...