How did the Tariff of 1816 highlight the nation's growing sectionalism?
1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018
It highlighted the division between the South and the North
Explanation:
The opposition between the North and the South in Antebellum America was not due exclusively to Slavery. Indeed tariffs were a major issue as well.
The South had an economy based on agriculture and longed for free trade to export cotton to Europe and its booming textile industry whereas the Northern economy relied on manufactures and tariffs meant protection from European competition.
