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.

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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.