The Main Way in Which Individual States Competed with Each

question 40

Multiple Choice

The main way in which individual states competed with each other under the Articles of Confederation was through

• A) undercutting prices of goods also produced in other states.
• B) the implementation of higher tariffs on goods entering their respective states.
• C) non-importation of goods from neighboring states.
• D) jostling for the small amounts of money available for loans by the federal government.
• E) lowering their respective tariffs on goods from other countries.

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