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Silver was and still is a rare element that shows wealth/power. It would show neighboring countries the amount of wealth and power a certain country and or area had.
I would say A but i am not 100% sure.
A protective tariff is taxing a foreign good to protect it from foreign theft. Tariff means tax, and protection means what it sounds like, so all together it means a protective tax
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The is d the region was connected to the southern colonies
