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Why would a Southern plantation owner support nullification and oppose tariffs on imported goods?Why would a Southern plantation owner support nullification and oppose tariffs on imported goods?

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I think it is because southern plantation owners would support Nullification because they probably felt that they would need their state to be able to leave to be able to keep their slaves, but they opposed tariffs because tariffs would limit the number of slaves they could own.

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