... "By 1860, 90 percent of the nation's manufacturing output came from Northern states. The North produced 17 times more cotton and woolen textiles than the South, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. The North produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 produced in the South. Only about 40 percent of the Northern population ... of nullification, in which he made a legal case for states to disregard some federal laws. 9In the Exposition, Calhoun argued against the Tariff of 1828, which imposed a tax on imported goods high enough to protect domestic prod...

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... to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods (Civil). Now, the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. The South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. This was ... ...

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... , Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman, among others. Since more direct participation in the public arena was fraught with difficulties and danger, many women assisted the movement by boycotting slave-produced goods and organizing fairs and food sales to raise money for the cause. Pennsylvania Hall was the site in 1838 of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women. As 3,000 white ... ...

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... to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods (Civil). Now, the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. The South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. This was ... ...

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