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gptkbp:instanceOf
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tariff
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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gptkb:Robert_J._Walker
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:James_Buchanan
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gptkbp:controversy
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gptkb:Congress
tariff rates
free trade vs protectionism
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gptkbp:economicActivity
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free trade
market expansion
mercantilism
classical economics
trade balance improvement
stimulated trade
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gptkbp:economicImpact
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job creation
increased imports
decreased federal revenue
price reduction
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gptkbp:electionYear
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shift in party power
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
Tariff of 1857
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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impact on sectional tensions
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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19th century America
antebellum period
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gptkbp:historicalLegacy
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precedent for future tariffs
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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tariff policy
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first major tariff reduction since 1842
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Walker Tariff of 1846
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gptkbp:impact
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import duties
American_economy
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
economic conditions
Laissez-faire economics
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gptkbp:legislation
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fiscal policy
passed
committee hearings
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Morrill_Tariff
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Northern Whigs
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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politicians
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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economic policy
pre-Civil War America
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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Democratic_Party_consolidation
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gptkbp:publicAccess
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:purpose
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reduce tariffs
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Mexican-American_War
Tariff of 1842
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Tariff of 1857
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gptkbp:revenue
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customs_duties
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gptkbp:signature
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gptkb:James_K._Polk
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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Southern Democrats
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gptkbp:targets
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iron
cotton
sugar
wool
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1846
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