The Ninth Amendment states, The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” It was designed to work with the Tenth Amendment to reinforce limits on the federal government
If there is a higher tariff on British goods, then people would not want to buy their goods because the tax if too high. If they can get something else for a lower cost, such as good from American business then they would go and buy from those business. This protects them because again people like to get the most for their buck and this lessens competition from British business.
New England was the center of the American Industrial Revolution because of all the imports coming in and leaving the ports in New England.
Impeding - to delay or prevent by obstructing it/them.
so your answer is B. Obstructing; slowing down.
Because its location made it the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
