Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain? a. The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.
b. The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.
c. The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.
d. The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.

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Ive been stuck on this question! which of the following statements about the economic consequences of the civil war is not accurate. a. inflation caused prices to rise by 80% in the north. b. because southern farms could not produce enough food for everyone in the south, the union navy allowed food shipments from britain. c. to pay for all of the food, supplies and armaments that were necessary for the union army, congress instituted an income tax. d. business bloomed in the north as factories and farms always had a market for the products.