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SPEAK ENGLISH OR NO ONES GOING TO BE HELPING YA
<em>FIRESIDE CHATS is the answer</em>
Answer: Due to the protection of the domestic market.
Explanation:
One such tariff was enacted in 1816. This was the first tariff of such a character; customs duties were imposed on imported goods to protect domestic products from foreign competition. In this way, the government protected the domestic market. To protect national interests, customs were placed on industrial goods, especially on products of the military industry.
.Congress didn't exist for at least 13 years after the
Declaration of Independence (1776 - 1789).
