The triumph of the antebellum free trade movement [[electronic resource] /] / William S. Belko

• Autore: Belko W. Stephen <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
• Disciplina: 382/.71097309034
• Soggetto topico: Free trade - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The background -- The call -- The convention -- The memorial -- The victory.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the wake of the War of 1812, the Madison and Monroe administrations oversaw the institution of a series of protective tariffs meant to shield fledgling American industries from British product ""dumping."" While southerners supported these protectionist measures early on, they quickly came to disapprove of them as severe impediments to trade with the West Indies, an important source of sugar cane and tobacco. In the decades that followed, tariffs became a hotly contested issue, the North favoring protectionism and the South advocating for free trade. In The Triumph of the Antebe
• Titolo autorizzato: The triumph of the antebellum free trade movement
• ISBN: 0-8130-4393-X; 0-8130-4369-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785536203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II