American Tariff Policy

One of the United States' problems was the issue of tariffs. This was one of the biggest sectional issues because the different regions of the United States were so different in commercial issues. For example, the south was really big in agriculture while the north was really big in manufacturing. <Tab/>Originally all but one section of the US agreed with the tariff; the North because it was the manufacturing center, …

…the president that the new tariff would "impoverish" the south unless something was done to relieve them. This was not to be the last issue that would separate the regions of the nation, but it should have taught the politicians of the day that they should balance the interests of all the regions when making laws. However, it did not. Hopefully our country has learned form it's history and won't make the same mistakes again.