One of the main arguments between the north and the south prior to the civil war was tariffs. tariffs were taxes people had to pay. the federal government put tariffs on goods brought to this country from foreign countries. southerners felt these tariffs were unfair because their economy relied on foreign goods, so they had to pay more than northerners did. southerners believed that these tariffs violated the declaration of independence. their states' rights. the civil rights act of 1866. the first amendment.

The correct answer is B) state's rights.

Southerners believed that these tariffs violated the state's rights.

We are specifically talking about the Tariffs of 1828, that US Congress passed because this piece of legislation helped to solidify the industry in the Northern states. The problem was that southerners depended so much on slavey and imports from Europe, so they called this legislation "Tariff of Abominations." US President Andrew Jackson signed into law this legislation that put high taxes to imports that were from  40 to 45% South Carolina was one of the southern states that strongly opposed to the implementation of those tariffs.

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