Why did "tariff abominations" become a major campaign issue in the 1828 election?
A) Adams's campaigners used it to try to win reelection, suggesting that the tariff showed Jackson was an unfit candidate.
B) Jackson campaigners used it to gain valuable farmer and merchant votes, knowing that southerners disagreed with it but were already for Jackson.
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.
Answer: B
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