Tariff of 1828
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The Tariff of 1828 was a highly protective U.S. import tax law, dubbed the "Tariff of Abominations," that inflamed sectional tensions by severely disadvantaging the Southern economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tariff of 1828 canonical | 4 |
| Tariff of Abominations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2190930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1828 Context triple: [Nullification Crisis, hasCause, Tariff of 1828]
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A.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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B.
Underwood Tariff Act
The Underwood Tariff Act was a 1913 U.S. law that significantly lowered tariff rates and introduced a federal income tax, marking a major progressive reform in national economic policy.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
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E.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1828 Target entity description: The Tariff of 1828 was a highly protective U.S. import tax law, dubbed the "Tariff of Abominations," that inflamed sectional tensions by severely disadvantaging the Southern economy.
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A.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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B.
Underwood Tariff Act
The Underwood Tariff Act was a 1913 U.S. law that significantly lowered tariff rates and introduced a federal income tax, marking a major progressive reform in national economic policy.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
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E.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
import tax law ⓘ protective tariff ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Northern United States
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abominable Tariff
ⓘ
Tariff of 1828 ⓘ
surface form:
Tariff of Abominations
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | customs duties in the United States ⓘ |
| benefited | Northern manufacturers ⓘ |
| characteristic |
discriminatory impact on Southern economy
ⓘ
high protective duties ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
development of states’ rights doctrine in the South ⓘ sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1828 ⓘ |
| disadvantaged |
Southern planters
ⓘ
cotton-exporting states ⓘ |
| effectiveInPeriod | Antebellum period ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 20th United States Congress ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| governs | rates of duties on specified imported goods ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important precursor to the American Civil War
ⓘ
major cause of Southern resentment toward federal economic policy ⓘ |
| impact |
raised prices of imported goods in the United States
ⓘ
reduced foreign demand for Southern cotton ⓘ strained relations between the United States and some trading partners ⓘ |
| increasedCostFor | imported manufactured goods ⓘ |
| increasedRateOn |
iron products
ⓘ
other manufactured imports ⓘ raw materials ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
customs duties
ⓘ
foreign imports ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
John C. Calhoun
ⓘ
Southern politicians ⓘ |
| partOf | history of United States trade policy ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Era of Good Feelings
ⓘ
rise of sectionalism in the United States ⓘ |
| positionHeldBySigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tariff of 1824 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect domestic manufacturing
ⓘ
to raise revenue for the federal government ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | South Carolina Exposition and Protest ⓘ |
| signedBy | John Quincy Adams ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Northern industrial interests
ⓘ
many Adams and Jackson supporters in Congress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tariff of 1828 Description of subject: The Tariff of 1828 was a highly protective U.S. import tax law, dubbed the "Tariff of Abominations," that inflamed sectional tensions by severely disadvantaging the Southern economy.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Tariff of Abominations