Tariff rates remained high in the U.S.throughout the postbellum period for which of the following reasons?

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The high tariff rates in the U.S. throughout the postbellum period were maintained for all of the reasons listed in the answer choices - the government needed revenue to finance its expenditures, special interest groups organized themselves to realize rents, and land sales dwindled as the Western frontier closed.

Tariff Rates Remained High in the U