Revenue Act of 1879

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Revenue_Act_of_1876
gptkbp:affects trade relations
import duties
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1882
gptkbp:associated_with political movements
free trade advocates
gptkbp:community_impact influenced future elections
gptkbp:context post-Civil War America
economic challenges of the 1870s
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:controversy debate over protectionism
gptkbp:economic_impact shift in consumer behavior
reduced prices on imported goods
gptkbp:effective_date 1879
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:goal stimulate economic growth
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Gilded_Age
post-Reconstruction era
gptkbp:historical_debate economists
tariff rates
Congressional hearings
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future tariff policies
gptkbp:historical_significance marked shift in U. S. trade policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Revenue Act of 1879
gptkbp:impact increased competition for domestic industries
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
industrialization
economic theories of the time
international trade dynamics
economic conditions of the 1870s
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:legacy set precedent for future tariff legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1890
gptkbp:part_of tariff history
U. S. economic history
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:purpose reduce tariffs
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Tariff_of_1883
gptkb:government_agency
fiscal policy
U. S. trade agreements
U. S. economic policy debates
gptkbp:repealed_by Revenue Act of 1883
gptkbp:resulted_in increased imports
changes in domestic pricing
decreased tariffs on certain goods
gptkbp:revenue customs duties
decreased federal revenue
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkbp:significance first major tariff reduction since the Civil War
gptkbp:target_market agriculture
manufacturing