Why was the protective tariff put in place? a) to protect consumers from purchasing poor quality products b) to prevent fraud and corruption among factories owners c) to allow the south to trade more freely with the british d) to protect the investments of united states business owners

I want to say A.) to protect consumers from purchasing poor quality products. but I'm also debating on letter B.

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The answer is B. to prevent fraud and corruption among factories owners

terms in this set (38) portuguese explorer. in 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from europe to sail to india, opening an important commercial sea route.(sailed around africa to india).portuguese navigator who sailed around the cape of good hope and reached the west coast of india in search of spices.

ever since wwii tmthey always did hated each other.