During the time of Andrew Jackson, many names had been given to him and the things he had to do. A few nicknames were "King Andrew" and "Bank Monster." These names were given to him during the Bank War. Other terms that were created at his time were "corrupt bargain" referring to the Election of 1824. Another term was another name for the Tariff of 1828. The name given was, "Tariff of Abominations" because they thought of the tariff as an abomination.
Tariff of 1828 was signed by John Quincy Adams. South Carolina had named it the Tariff of Abominations. They chose the word "abomination" because they thought the tariff was a scandal, disgrace, outrage, and dislike. The goal of the tariff was to protect industry in Northern US from competing European goods by causing the European products to increase. South Carolina disliked it so much that Jackson had issued a Proclamation of Nullification, stating it was unconstitutional. South Carolina thought it was unfair to tax on Southern......
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