Explore: The American System Part 2: Scenario Analysis (The Before & After) Read each card and check the...

Explore: The American System
Part 2: Scenario Analysis (The Before & After)
Read each card and check the correct box.
Scenario A: A Northern factory owner makes cotton cloth for $5. British cloth costs $4.
Without a tariff, who will buyers choose? Northern Cloth [ ] British Cloth [ ]
Scenario B: The US government places a $2 tariff on foreign cloth. British cloth now costs $6. Northern cloth still costs $5.
With the tariff, who will buyers choose? Northern Cloth [ ] British Cloth [ ]
Effect of the Tariff (simplified)
Vocabulary
Imported: brought in from another country
Part 3: Regional Impact Organizer
Complete the chart using the evidence bank below:
Evidence Bank:
- Increased factory sales and less foreign competition.
- Had to pay higher prices for manufactured goods without benefiting from new factories.
- Tax revenue funded new roads, canals, and railroads connecting farms to Eastern markets.
- Faced higher prices on manufactured items and risked retaliation against cotton exports.
Organizer: Who Benefited? Who Paid?
Region | How it BENEFITED | How it LOST or paid a COST
NORTH | Manufacturing & Industry |
SOUTH | Agriculture (Cotton/Tobacco) |