Which level of government rules over the fewest amount of people? A)city
B)county
C)state
D)Town

I would say D. Town.

Explanation:

City - An inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village.

Country - A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes in certain modern nations.

State - Services provided by the state state-run agency .

Town is the smallest populated area of these choices. :)

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.