Which part of the experiment is the second step of the scientific method

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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.

confederacy: supported slavery, believed states should be able to nullify federal laws, supported low tariffs

union: everything else