John C Calhoun Accepted the Tariff of 1816 Because He

John C. Calhoun accepted the Tariff of 1816 because he:

A) saw it as a way to lessen the importance of slavery to southern planters
B) saw it as a means to protect slavery in the South
C) expected the South would become a manufacturing center
D) sympathized with New England shippers and southern farmers
E) argued that the Constitution required it