16. The \"tariff of abomination\" was called such by the Southern states because

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16. The "tariff of abomination" was called such by the Southern states because (a) Their Western state allies could not compete with the agricultural produce being imported under the tariffs (b) They believed the tariffs did not generate any revenues for the national government (c) The tariffs targeted the slave trade (d) They believed the tariffs benefited Northern merchants while hurting Southern importers 17. President Jackson dismantled the Bank of the United States because: (a) He believed it was not lending enough to Western farmers b) He was opposed to all banking in general (c) He believed the bank was lending too much money all around (d) He believed the bank should be headed by an appointed agency head confirmed by the Senate 18. The Nulification Crisis came about because (a) Northern congressmen were frustrated by the constant complaints of Southern congressmen b) Southern states decided they would not enforce federal laws they did not agree with (c) Slavery was expanded by the Kansas-Nebraska act (d) Texas wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. 19. President Jackson's solution to the Nulification Crisis was to (a) Allow the states who wanted to do so to leave the U.S. peacefully b) Declare that nulification was a valid solution for states when they disagreed with a federal policy (c) Compensate the states for the inconvenience of enforcing policies they did not agree with (d) Counter that nulification was unconstitutional, and threaten use of force against the nullifying states 20. Slave-grown cotton impacted the economies of both the South and the North through (a) Producing most of the innovative ideas in the US economy (b) Reducing US dependence on Great Britain (c) Producing over half of export earnings of the US and much of the financial capital that helped it grow (d) Producing a network of railroads throughout the country that used the same track width 21. One factor influencing prices for slaves in the U.S. was the demand for the products they produced. For example, if the demand for cotton fell, the prices of slaves (a) Rose rapidly (b) Stayed constant as slaves were moved to tobacco production (c) Also went down (d) Caused them to be more valuable and drive up the wealth of their owners

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Correct option: (a)

Reason: The tariff of abomination was introduced to protect northern state producers from cheap british imports, it eventually ended up hurting southern producers who found it difficult to export their agricultural produce to british because of pariffs, thus bringing down their business and profits.

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