What is the main idea of this passage from the
9/11 Commission Report?
The United States had no chance at stopping
the attacks and should not have tried to do so.
The United States might not have been able
to stop the attacks, but it could have made a
better effort to do so.
The United States tried its best to stop the
attacks, but terrorist groups were too
resourceful to be stopped.

ANSWER: B

The 9/11 Commission concluded that US agencies had been very successful at sharing information. terrorist attacks would never happen again on American soil. the United States had done everything possible to prevent the attacks. the attacks might have been prevented with better communication.

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.