Events that Lead to the Civil War

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The South agreed, since plantations would not be able to survive further North of that line. Another minor step leading to war was disagreements of tariffs on imports and exports. In 1828, A Tariff was passed to help try to protect New England Manufactures...
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The tariff was as high as 45% to 50% of the original European price. The north wanted these higher tariffs so their products could compete on the same level as the cheaper foreign products. Opponents of the tariff called it the Tariff of Abomination. Southerners were opposed to the tariff because they exported cotton and other materials to Europe in exchange European goods were imported to America...
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