Tariff of 1842
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The Tariff of 1842 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised import duties to shield American industry, reversing earlier reductions before later being superseded by the lower Walker Tariff of 1846.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tariff of 1842 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12821862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1842 Context triple: [Walker Tariff of 1846, replaced, Tariff of 1842]
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Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was a U.S. federal law that significantly reduced import duties, reflecting Southern and Western free-trade sentiment and contributing to pre–Civil War economic tensions.
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B.
Tariff of 1824
The Tariff of 1824 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised duties to support emerging American industries, particularly in the North, and contributed to growing sectional tensions over trade and economic policy.
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C.
Tariff of 1833
The Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure engineered by Henry Clay to gradually reduce high protective tariffs and defuse the Nullification Crisis between the federal government and South Carolina.
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Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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E.
Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff of 1842 Target entity description: The Tariff of 1842 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised import duties to shield American industry, reversing earlier reductions before later being superseded by the lower Walker Tariff of 1846.
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A.
Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was a U.S. federal law that significantly reduced import duties, reflecting Southern and Western free-trade sentiment and contributing to pre–Civil War economic tensions.
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B.
Tariff of 1824
The Tariff of 1824 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised duties to support emerging American industries, particularly in the North, and contributed to growing sectional tensions over trade and economic policy.
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C.
Tariff of 1833
The Tariff of 1833 was a compromise measure engineered by Henry Clay to gradually reduce high protective tariffs and defuse the Nullification Crisis between the federal government and South Carolina.
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D.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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E.
Tariff of 1832
The Tariff of 1832 was a U.S. federal customs law that modestly reduced earlier tariff rates but remained protectionist enough to provoke fierce Southern opposition and help trigger the Nullification Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
tariff law ⓘ |
| affectedSector |
American iron industry
ⓘ
textile manufacturing in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Tariff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morrill Tariff of 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy | United States Customs Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
imported manufactured goods
ⓘ
imported raw materials ⓘ |
| averageRate | approximately 32 percent ad valorem ⓘ |
| classification | United States federal trade legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicContext | post-Panic of 1837 recovery ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1842-09-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 27th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century United States economic history ⓘ |
| exempted | some raw materials used in manufacturing ⓘ |
| fiscalPolicyType | protective tariff ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | antebellum United States ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorPolicy | revenue-oriented Walker Tariff of 1846 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to sectional tensions over tariff policy
ⓘ
raised average tariff rates compared to the Compromise Tariff of 1833 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | customs districts of the United States ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitleContains | An Act to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports ⓘ |
| opposedBy | many Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| policyDirection | reversal of previous tariff reductions ⓘ |
| precededBy | Compromise Tariff of 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to increase federal revenue
ⓘ
to protect American manufacturing ⓘ to raise import duties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American System economic program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States tariff policy ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Walker Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealOrSupersessionDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| signedBy | John Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1842-08-30 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tariff of 1842 Description of subject: The Tariff of 1842 was a protective U.S. tariff law that raised import duties to shield American industry, reversing earlier reductions before later being superseded by the lower Walker Tariff of 1846.
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