Tariff Act of 1796
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The Tariff Act of 1796 was an early U.S. federal law that adjusted import duties to raise revenue and support the young nation's economic and fiscal policies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tariff Act of 1796 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
tariff law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imported goods entering the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
early U.S. federal tariff statute
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revenue-raising measure ⓘ |
| field |
customs law
ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ fiscal policy ⓘ international trade ⓘ |
| follows |
Tariff Act of 1792
NERFINISHED
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earlier federal tariff statutes of the 1790s ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
adjusted import duties
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modified existing tariff rates ⓘ regulated customs duties on imported goods ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
protect the financial stability of the young nation
ⓘ
secure revenue for the federal government ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
raise federal revenue
ⓘ
support economic policy of the early United States ⓘ support fiscal policy of the early United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early National Period of United States history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later tariff acts ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law–influenced United States legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
need to fund federal government operations
ⓘ
need to service national debt ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySignatory | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
early United States tariff system
ⓘ
early federal revenue legislation of the United States ⓘ |
| regulates |
collection of import taxes
ⓘ
rates of customs duties ⓘ |
| signatory | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
United States economic history
ⓘ
history of United States taxation ⓘ history of United States trade policy ⓘ |
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