Morrill Tariff
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The Morrill Tariff was a high protective tariff enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1861 that significantly raised import duties to protect American industry and generate revenue on the eve of the Civil War.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Morrill Tariff debates | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal tariff law
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protective tariff ⓘ |
| affectedArea | import duties ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imported goods ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| controversy | sectional tensions over trade and industry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| economicPolicyType | protectionism ⓘ |
| effect |
increased customs revenue
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raised average tariff rates ⓘ strengthened protection for Northern manufacturers ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Morrill Tariff of 1862
NERFINISHED
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Second Morrill Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | eve of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Treasury Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedAs | H.R. 338 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Justin Smith Morrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
contributed to the shift toward industrial protectionism in U.S. trade policy
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established high-tariff policy for the United States during the Civil War era ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Justin Smith Morrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Southern Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States tariff history ⓘ |
| policyDomain |
fiscal policy
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trade policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tariff of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | James Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
increase federal revenue
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protection of domestic industry ⓘ |
| regionBenefited | Northern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOpposed | Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Civil War financing
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Union war effort funding ⓘ |
| replacedPolicy | low-tariff regime of the Tariff of 1857 ⓘ |
| revenueSourceType | customs duties ⓘ |
| signedBy | James Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorState | Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookEffectInYear | 1861 ⓘ |
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Morrill Tariff debates