A first book in American history with European beginnings . eUnited States. As President, he showed the same fear-lessness that he had displayedin battle. The South at this timewas opposed to the law whichput a high tariff, or tax, onimported goods. The North-ern States wanted this tariffbecause they were manu-facturing states. They saidthat Americans ought to buygoods made in America, andthat the way to make themsupport the home industrieswas to force a high price onforeign manufactures. TheSouthern States were not manufacturing states, and sohad to buy their finished woolen and cotton cloth
A first book in American history with European beginnings . eUnited States. As President, he showed the same fear-lessness that he had displayedin battle. The South at this timewas opposed to the law whichput a high tariff, or tax, onimported goods. The North-ern States wanted this tariffbecause they were manu-facturing states. They saidthat Americans ought to buygoods made in America, andthat the way to make themsupport the home industrieswas to force a high price onforeign manufactures. TheSouthern States were not manufacturing states, and sohad to buy their finished woolen and cotton cloth fromeither the North or Europe. Before the tariff, they hadbeen able to get it from Europe for less than they couldbuy it in the North. Now all this was changed. With theduty that must now be paid, foreign cloth was even higherin price than cloth made in the North; so the South waspractically forced to buy from the North at her price. TheSouth claimed that this was an effort to enrich the Northat the expense of the South. South Carolina, especially,21 301. a^T^yti^ v^U-^j <»t_ A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY resented such a step and said that she would disobey thelaw. President Jackson was a southern man, so the Souththought that he would not oppose them. Imagine theirsurprise then, when, at a banquet of southern sympa-thizers, he offered the toast, The Federal Union. Itmust and shall be preserved. Jackson felt that theUnion should stand ahead of the States, and that no statehad the right to withdraw from it. When he found thatSouth Carolina was firm in her refusal to pay the tariff,he said, Send for General Scott. Troops were immedi-ately ordered south, and South Carolina withdrew heropposition. Jacksons firmness of decision had put offthe day of secession. At the end of his second term of office, Andrew Jacksonretired to his plantation home, where he spent the fewremaining years of his life in peace and quiet. He willalways be remembered for his fearless devotion to what
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