Tariff Act of 1862

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1861
gptkbp:affects set precedent for future tariffs
gptkbp:amended_by Tariff Act of 1864
gptkbp:controversy debate over protectionism
gptkbp:cultivation affected agricultural exports
gptkbp:economic_impact stimulated domestic production
increased domestic prices
reduced imports
boosted manufacturing sector
gptkbp:effective_date 1862
July 1, 1862
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Customs_Service
gptkbp:governing_body part of a series of tariff acts
gptkbp:historical_context post-Industrial Revolution America
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future tariff legislation
gptkbp:historical_significance first major tariff increase during the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tariff Act of 1862
gptkbp:impact increased tariffs on imported goods
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:industrial_revolution
political climate of the 1860s
economic conditions of the 1860s
economic interests of the North
political factions of the time
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Southern states
gptkbp:is_supported_by Northern industrialists
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Morrill_Tariff
gptkbp:market mercantilism
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1857
gptkbp:purpose increase revenue for the Civil War
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:U._S._economic_policy
gptkb:stock_market_index
economic protectionism
protective tariffs
Civil War economy
U. S. fiscal policy
revenue tariffs
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1872
gptkbp:revenue approximately $50 million
military funding
gptkbp:scientific_goals protect American industry
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
July 14, 1862
gptkbp:significance financing the Union war effort
gptkbp:successor Tariff Act of 1864
gptkbp:target_market gptkb:beer
gptkb:item
agriculture
iron and steel
manufacturing
cotton
sugar
wool