Which statement best explains how the catholic church benefited from the journeys columbus made to the americas?

the catholic church gained understanding of other religions.

the catholic church expanded its religious beliefs.

the catholic church altered beliefs to convert american indians.

the catholic church became richer.

Upon the colonization of the New World, the Catholic Church used the mass amounts of natives they now had power over to expand their beliefs and convert hundreds of thousands of American natives to Catholicism.

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

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.