Question

Which of the following explains why the United States began creating protective tariffs?(1 point)
Responses

to encourage people to buy from domestic producers
to encourage people to buy from domestic producers

to weaken economies in the South
to weaken economies in the South

to weaken the economies in the North
to weaken the economies in the North

to create diversity in the U.S. economy
to create diversity in the U.S. economy

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The response that explains why the United States began creating protective tariffs is:

**to encourage people to buy from domestic producers.**

Protective tariffs were implemented to shield American industries from foreign competition by making imported goods more expensive, thereby encouraging consumers to purchase domestically produced goods.

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