The Colonies. hope it helps
The debate during the Gilded Age was between "free-traders" and "protectionists". Generally, people in agriculture prefferred lower tariffs, because it enabled them to more easily export their agricultural products, which there was a surplus of in the US, and provided competition for industrial products, which would keep prices low.
For the opposite reason, people in more industrial areas of the country wanted higher tariffs, or a more protectionist policy, so that the manufacturing sector could continue to develop, and they wouldn't have to compete with foreign manufactured goods.
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B) European imperial rivalries and competition fueled empire building in the new world.
The answer is D) To create conflict
As governor of Maine, I will support LePage's policy on education. This would create more affordable student-focused education in the state. It is important that all students have access to great educational resources so they have a chance to succeed.