Answer:
b. The high tariff not only became, until 1860, the main source of Federal revenues -- it also had the effect of allowing indigenous American manufacturing firms to become price-competitive with their European (especially British) competition.
Explanation:
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
a. Import duties replaced all the revenue lost after the Whiskey Rebellion resulted in the end of taxes on locally-distilled adult beverages.
b. The high tariff not only became, until 1860, the main source of Federal revenues -- it also had the effect of allowing indigenous American manufacturing firms to become price-competitive with their European (especially British) competition.
c. High taxes on imported goods had zero impact on the growing estrangement of the South from the North.
d. High tariffs created incentives for smuggling massive amounts of contraband from Spanish and French pirates headquartered in New Orleans and Miami.
This question refers to the Tariff Act of 1789. This was signed into law by President George Washington, becoming one of the first important laws passed by Congress. This law was primarily supported by Alexander Hamilton. The law had two important effects. First, it allowed American manufactured goods to become more competitive. Second, it became the federal government's main source of revenue until income tax was introduced in 1913.
The Aztecs, one of the Meso-American empires had a highly stratified society. Their society was made up of three classes, the first one being the nobility, which was not hereditary at first, but later became hereditary and had better access to education and resources.The second class were peasants, who were either farmers, warriors, artisans and traders. The third class were the slaves who were either war captives, debtors or criminals, but there were a few instances where they could be freed while in captivity: such as being married to their masters, buying their liberty or having children.
