The "Tariff of Abominations" was so-called by its detractors because it
A) threatened to impoverish the South with its excessively high rates.
B) established rates on raw materials which were too low to protect southern crops.
C) seemed to be designed to promote the candidacy of John Quincy Adams.
D) dramatically cut tariffs and flooded the South with cheap imported goods.
A
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