Question

Why were tariffs on foreign goods so important in creating more industry and a stronger economy in the U.S.? Select the best answer from the choices provided. They encouraged more foreign goods to be sold in the country. They made American goods more popular by lowering their prices. They taxed goods only in the western states, growing other markets. They resulted in the creation of the Second National Bank

Answer 1

Tariffs were so important because they caused imported goods to cost more, which made more Americans buy things locally. This helped the industry to grow, and the goods exported to be more abundant than the goods imported.
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