How did high tariff rates influence American politics in the years following the Civil War?
A. They increased wealthy industrialists' influence over government,
as they disproportionately affected the urban poor.
B. They contributed to intense party loyalty based on region, as they
protected northern businesses at the expense of the South.
C. They created temporary unity between Democrats and
Republicans, as they only taxed goods made outside the country.
D. They led Americans to become more cynical about government, as
they were passed despite being almost universally unpopular.