The Tariff of 1816 was passed
a. in reaction to the inability of income taxes to raise enough money to run the government
b. to make up for revenue lost during the War of 1812
c. in reaction to the dumping of cheap British goods into the United States after the War of 1812
d. as an admission of the failure of the U.S. economy to grow
e. as a stopgap measure when the First Bank's charter ran out
Ans: c. in reaction to the dumping of cheap British goods into the United States after the War of 1812
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