In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by...

   

• insisting that high protective tariffs were in the national interest.
• attempting unsuccessfully to have Congress repeal the Tariff of 1832.
• persuading Congress to pass new legislation enacting a compromise tariff to gradually reduce duties.
• ignoring the issue. 

ANSWER: In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by persuading Congress to pass new legislation enacting a compromise tariff to gradually reduce duties.