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The original Constitution placed most of the tax burden on Americans in the form of __________.
 
  a. tariffs on imported goods
  b. an income tax
  c. a national sales tax
  d. property taxes

Question 2

The Constitution did not permit taxes on exports, mainly to protect __________.
 
  a. hunters and trappers
  b. shopkeepers and manufacturers
  c. southern planters
  d. New England shipbuilders



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c





 

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