The tariff debate of 1827 and 1828 was mainly brought about
by the depression of American industries. A tax was implemented on foreign
goods and that made the nationally produced products much cheaper. The south
was totally unhappy over the taxes implemented. The raw materials came to the
south but the finished product did not have any market. This tax raised the
prices of their finished product. The people of the south opposed this tax
vociferously because it did not benefit them in any way.
