Why was the Morrill Tariff passed?

To increase taxes on industries in the Northeast

The North needed money to fight the Civil War.

To increase imports to the United States.

To stifle Britain's economy.

Th correct answer is The North needed money to fight the Civil War. The Morrill Tariff was passed during Abraham Lincoln's administration to raise urgently needed revenue during the Civil War. It was also aimed at boosting industry which would ultimately raise the revenue raised.

The Morrill Tariff was passed because the North needed money to fight the Civil War. This was a contract in which it asks for money in order to earna dn but weapons enough ships to fights in the Civil war. So the answer is the second option.