Question
Southern states were opposed to high tariffs in the mid-19th century because:
A.
tariffs made it harder to sell crops to other countries.
B.
tariffs led to more factories being built in the South.
C.
tariffs applied only to businesses that used the labor of enslaved people.
D.
tariffs reduced the selling price of manufactured goods.
A.
tariffs made it harder to sell crops to other countries.
B.
tariffs led to more factories being built in the South.
C.
tariffs applied only to businesses that used the labor of enslaved people.
D.
tariffs reduced the selling price of manufactured goods.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A. tariffs made it harder to sell crops to other countries.
Southern states were predominantly agrarian and relied on exporting their crops, such as cotton, to foreign markets. High tariffs would increase the cost of imported goods and lead to retaliatory tariffs from other countries, making it more difficult for the South to sell its agricultural products.
Southern states were predominantly agrarian and relied on exporting their crops, such as cotton, to foreign markets. High tariffs would increase the cost of imported goods and lead to retaliatory tariffs from other countries, making it more difficult for the South to sell its agricultural products.