After the War of 1812 and the Recession That Followed

After the War of 1812 and the recession that followed, the North and South disagreed on the issue of tariffs or taxes levied on imported goods. The South favored low tariffs, while the North wanted high tariffs because they

A) sought high prices for cotton and low prices for the finished products
B) wanted to reduce the increasing immigration population settling in the Northeast
C) were in bitter competition with England to buy and sell their products
D) felt that the quality of imported goods was inferior to the quality of their textiles