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In the United States, the Northern economy depended on industry and the manufacturing of goods. The Southern economy depended on agriculture and trade. The issue of tariffs—taxes on goods imported from other countries—divided the United States. The South opposed high tariffs because they made trade with foreign countries more expensive. Which of the following best explains why the North supported high tariffs on foreign goods? Without tariffs, the North was afraid that America would trade so much with England that the U.S. would lose independence. Without tariffs, the South would no

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With high tariffs, foreign goods were taxed so much that the North did not have to lower prices to compete with them

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The Northern economy supported high tariffs on foreign goods so that they could protect their industries and prevent competition with their goods. High tariffs are often supported by domestic manufacturers to protect their goods against foreign competition. 
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