Tariff Act Of 1789

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The first United States Congress, wanting a direct tax that was not too difficult and stress-free to accumulate, so they voted for and passed the Tariff Act of 1789. This was a key Acts in the constitution of 1789 and congress wanted this Act to be at the front of all the Acts that they had coming fore. In section one of the constitution the sole purpose of this Act was stated, "Whereas it is necessary for that support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandise:"(Eicher, 2013). All of the countries surrounding the United States would say, that the tariff of 1789 played a major role in the trade policies of the world.

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