Question

why did john calhoun support nullification of the 1828 tariff? select the best answer from the choices provided. he was a northern business owner who wanted the tariff to be enforced. he was a kentucky settler who wanted the west opened up for trade. he was a southern farmer who was sympathetic to the cause. he was a vermont politician who just wanted the sides to compromise.

Answer 1

The 1828 tariff of abomoniations was Congress's attempt to show how outrageous the tariff is, which miserably failed. That put the tariff at an all time high, which greatly impacted farmers, who were drastically losing money. Most of the farmers were in the South. Calhoun was born in KY, and therefore was a Southerner. Knowing all this, we can easily conclude that "he was a Southern farmer who was sympathetic to the cause".