Protective+Tariff

 ​  Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was considered the father of the Democratic-republicans and was opposed to the Protective Tariff. The tariff was created in 1789 and was produced to  protect the industries of the United States. It was a tax placed on imported goods and was meant to protect the Americans from foreign competition. Northern industries wanted high tariffs in order to protect their factories and laborers from cheaper European products. If the prices were raised on imported goods, it would encourage native people to buy native products instead of foreign products.  Jefferson believed that agriculture should be the most important and favored branch of the economy. His political party showed little interest in the tariff and believed manufacturing deserved no special protection. However, the friction caused by the tariffs led the country to the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. These resolutions were written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were the first attempts by states rights advocates to impose the rule of nullification. They argued that since the government was created as a compact of the states, they had the right to ‘nullify’ laws that they felt exceeded the granted power of the Federal government. Thomas Jefferson once stated, “Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.” This quote supports his views and the views of the Democratic- Republicans. 

Do you really need to make an economically powerful area angry to make your point? Does the economy in the South not matter to you? What will happen when the South's economy goes into major debt?
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