Question

Which best explains why the North advocated for high protective tariffs in the first half of the 19th century?
a.Tariffs kept the costs of the raw materials the Northern factories used for manufacturing down.
b.Tariffs increased the price Southerners had to pay for manufactured goods.
c.Tariffs enabled the North’s manufacturers to compete with foreign manufactured goods.
d.Tariffs made it more expensive for Southern planters to own slaves.

Answer 1

B.

Answer 2

High protective tariffs were placed on foreign goods in order to give newly established American businesses a chance to compete with foreign companies.

Answer 3

I wanna say c?

Answer 4

If they raised the tariffs then they wouldn't be competing against foreign countries. this was the time period the north and the south were arguing about slavery; the north wanted to raise the tariffs to make the southerners pay more for all of the prducts until they agreed to drop slavery.

Answer 5

so i stand by my answer B