Who would you prefer make economic decisions for you, government leaders or yourself?

It all depends on the person I think Some people have more experience in the economic field than others. So it really all depends on yourself. If you are known for your poor economic decisions you should let the government leaders do your economic decisions.

Explanation:

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.

omg i dont know oops sorry