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What law did congress pass in 1930 to protect industries from foreign imports?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
What was the tariff of 1816?
The tariff of 1816 was the first tariff passed in the United States. It was proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Dallas to help American manufacturers. It was approved in 1816 and was to last only until 1820. Southern states opposed it because they sold their cotton in Great Britain.
1816 congress created?
In 1816, Congress created the first permanent committees for the Senate. They created 12 legislative committees in December of 1816.
What was the first protective tariff in American history?
Tallmadge Amendment
The tariff of 1816 nurtured American manufacturers by doing what?
Taxing Imports
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