Tariff Act of 1894

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Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends subsequent tariff legislation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cleveland_administration
gptkbp:contemporary lessons for modern trade policy
gptkbp:context Gilded Age economic policies
gptkbp:controversy tariff rates
led_to_political_conflict_between_Democrats_and_Republicans
gptkbp:economicActivity classical economics
government revenue
job losses in certain sectors
short-term economic downturn
gptkbp:economicImpact trade balance
gptkbp:economy supply and demand
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1897
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historical_analysis interpretations of its effects
impact_on_U.S._economy
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Civil_War_America
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:William_McKinley
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:historicalLegacy foundation for future tariffs
gptkbp:historicalPeriod protectionism vs free trade
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major reduction in tariffs since the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tariff Act of 1894
gptkbp:impact agricultural products
increased competition for domestic industries
gptkbp:influencedBy previous tariff acts
gptkbp:internationalClassification public protests
gptkbp:internationalRelations trade agreements
gptkbp:is_used_in shift in trade policy
gptkbp:judges Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:legacy influenced future tariff policies
gptkbp:legislation bipartisan support
gptkbp:mandates included income tax provisions
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Wilson-Gorman_Tariff_Act
gptkbp:operates federal_enforcement
gptkbp:opposedBy protectionist groups
gptkbp:politicalParty liberalism vs conservatism
gptkbp:politicalPosition tariff reform
gptkbp:politicalRole shift in voter alignment
gptkbp:publicAccess mixed reactions
gptkbp:purpose reduce tariffs on imports
gptkbp:relatedEvent Panic of 1893
gptkbp:relatedTo economic policy
gptkbp:revenue generated federal revenue
gptkbp:sideEffect influence on the Progressive Era
gptkbp:signature President_Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:supportedBy free trade advocates
gptkbp:targets agriculture
iron and steel
textiles
gptkbp:yearEstablished August 27, 1894