Why do you think ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency? a. nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government. b. ford faced criticism for pardoning nixon. c. newspaper were not covering economic issues. d. ford needed to successfully fight inflation.

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.

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