8. to force a bill out of committee, a/an petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives. a. amendment b. release c. calendar d. discharge

To force a bill out of committee, (a discharge) petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives.

Explanation:

answer would be b, a tariffs main purpose is to protect domestic production and jobs.

the economic difference between the three colonial regions. shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, and trapping where also main factors to the economy. the southern regional colonies economy was based on sugarcane, rice, cotton, tobacco, and indigo.