Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Tariff Act of 1789, establishing a (revenue) tariff on imported goods from foreign ships at 8.5%, and a tariff on imported goods from American ships at 7.65%.
[restored 10/9/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 1]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 44.
Current U.s. National Debt:
