Why did adams want to pass the tariff of imported manufactured goods a) the british were changing high tariffs on imported american goods to england b) he needed to raise money for international improvements c) southerners the man that congress pass a tariff d) he wanted to protect american manufacturers

D) he wanted to protect American manufacturers

Adams wanted to pass the Tariff of imported manufactured goods in order to protect American manufacturers. A tax upon importer goods is, in fact, one of the privileged methods when a government wants to boost the internal economy of a country because with a well-thought tax it is possible to make economically advantageous to buy internal goods, thus push the internal economy.  

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