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Historical United States tariff
Tariff of 1792
An Act supplementary to the act making provision for the Debt of the United States.
Citation Enacted by
2nd United States Congress Enacted May 8, 1792 Signed by
George Washington U.S. Congressional bill was the fourth public debt resolution. Act provided to extend the term allowed for receiving, on loans, that part of the domestic debt remaining unsubscribed with certain exceptions.
The Tariff of 1792 was the third of
Alexander Hamilton 's
protective tariffs in the
United States (first was the
Hamilton tariff of 1789, second was the
Tariff of 1790 ). Hamilton had persuaded the
United States Congress to raise duties slightly in 1790, and he persuaded them to raise
rates again in 1792, although still not to his satisfaction.
Protectionism was one of the fulfillments of Hamilton's
Report on Manufactures .
See also
References
Northrup, Cynthia Clark; Prange-Turney, Elaine C. (2003).
Tariff of 1792 [Encyclopedia of Tariffs and Trade in U.S. History: The Encyclopedia ]. Vol. I. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 357–358.
ISBN
978-0313319433 .
OCLC
633980529 .
External links
Hamilton, Alexander (January 23, 1792).
"Report on Public Debt and Loans," First and Second Drafts and an Abstract" . Alexander Hamilton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1778–1804; 1792 . Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress.
Hamilton, Alexander (August 27, 1792).
"To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 27 August 1792" [Discharge of Debts to Foreign Officers]. Founders Online . U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Hamilton, Alexander.
"Introductory Note: View of the Commercial Regulations of France and Great Britain in Reference to the United States, [1792–1794]" . Founders Online . U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.