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A high tariff to limit foreign competition is called a protective tariff.
Yes, he did.
The tariff of 1857 lowered considerably the Walker Tariff of 1846 to an average of 17%. It lasted for three years until it was raised by the Morrill Tariff of 1861.
The McKinley Tariff