may 21, 1828 - Tariff of Abominations passed (May 1828)

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passed by A Jax bcuz thought no one would support it, was a bad idea; hated by S, esp S Caro; aka “Black Tariff”; S Carolina- flags flown @ half mast, S states protested; S believed that “Yankee Tariff” discriminated against them; Tariff = scapegoat for S, unprotected by tariffs, forced to buy manufactured goods

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