Evaluate+Hamilton's+econnomic+plan+for+national+unity+in+light+of+developments+through+1833.ka

Hamilton had an economic plan for the United States of America when he became president. It was to consume the states' debts into one which would become the national debt. He proposed this to unify the country by having all the states help each other pay off one whole debt. This unification is called Nationalism. This national unity did not happen though. What happened is that, the country turned against itself and thus created Sectionalism. The northern states liked this national debt but the south did not. This started rebellions and caused big problems. Hamilton thought his idea of the Bank of the United States(B.U.S.) a good plan and would be the foundation of America but it turned out to be the opposite and turned the country towards a civil war.

Hamilton's plan was to have the B.U.S. to pay for the national debt. It would pay for this debt by bringing tariffs upon the citizens. These tariffs protected the industry in the north because it exhausted competition with other countries. The south disliked these tariffs because they did not protect the south. Also the country that had a tariff on it from the United States would tariff the south. Other countries did not have this tariff though so it's prices were not so high. The south would then have to drop their prices to be able to compete fairly with the other importers. Then back in the United States, they would have to pay more because there was not competition to have a lower price. These tariffs such as the Tariff of 1828, caused a nullification crisis. South Carolina did not like the tariff so they tried to nullify it, or not go by it. It did not pass the state congress. Eventually, they did nullify it and did not have to pay the tariff. Then Jackson proposed the Tariff of 1832 to try to ensure that he would become president in the next election. It was a huge increase and if it passed it would make him look bad by causing the south to hate it, but if he vetoed it it would look bad in the north. So he would lose voters either way. The tariff passed and the south was outraged. John C. Calhoun, the vice president at the time, wrote up the South Carolina Exposition which called for South Carolina to nullify the Tariff of 1932. He wrote it unanimously and Jackson did not know about it. Henry Clay came to the rescue and proposed a compromise. He proposed for the south, the Tariff of 1833. This would decrease the current tariff by 10% over the course of 8 years. For the north, he proposed the Force Bill. This bill allowed the army and the navy to collect the tariff by force if necessary.