Hamilton Tariff
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The Hamilton Tariff was the first major U.S. federal tariff law, designed under Alexander Hamilton to raise revenue for the new government and protect emerging American industries after the Constitution’s adoption.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Tariff canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal tariff law
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protective tariff ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imports into the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| architect | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Articles of Confederation era tariff policies
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ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to early U.S. industrialization
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encouraged domestic manufacturing ⓘ increased federal customs revenue ⓘ raised prices on some imported goods ⓘ strengthened federal fiscal capacity ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | federal statute ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ad valorem duties
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import duties schedule ⓘ specific duties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early National Period of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Hamilton's Report on Manufactures
NERFINISHED
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British mercantilist policies ⓘ post-Revolutionary War debt situation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | act of Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American manufacturing
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customs duties ⓘ federal revenue ⓘ protectionism ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| officeHeldByDesigner | Alexander Hamilton as first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
agrarian interests
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some Southern planters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hamiltonian economic system
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early United States economic policy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Federalist economic policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | state-level tariff measures under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| purpose |
protect emerging American industries
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raise revenue for the new federal government ⓘ reduce dependence on foreign manufactured goods ⓘ support Hamiltonian economic program ⓘ |
| regulates |
imported manufactured goods
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imported raw materials ⓘ rates of customs duties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
establishment of the First Bank of the United States
NERFINISHED
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funding and assumption of state debts ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Northern merchants
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nascent American manufacturers ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 1790s ⓘ |
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