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Why Did the "Tariff of Abominations" Become a Major Campaign

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Why did the "tariff of abominations" become a major campaign issue of the 1828 elections?


A) Adams' campaigners used it to try to win reelection, suggesting that the tariff showed Jackson was an unfit candidate.
B) Jackson campaigners used the tariff to rally opposition to the Adams administration.
C) The Democratic party in the South (where the tariff was hated) used the tariff to rally around Jackson, a staunch opponent of the tariff.
D) The Republican party in the North (where the tariff was generally welcomed) used it to rally around Adams, a staunch supporter of the tariff.
E) Senator Martin Van Buren opposed both Adams and Jackson on the tariff and state rights, proposing a third party that would eliminate the tariff.

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