Tariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century, in what ...
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Terrible Tariffs
Soon after the first major protective tariff was enacted on a range of products (from pig iron to rope to woolen goods), a logroll formed that joined the Northeast and Midwest against the South.