2. Explain the meaning of the term protective tariffs and why Hamilton believed they would help the United States.

Alexander Hamilton proposed high protective tariffs as part of his plans to clear the war debt incurred in the War if Independence. Protectionism Fact 3: 1789 - The Tariff Act of 1789, was the first major Act passed in the United States in which charges of up to 50% were imposed on selected goods, including “steel, ships, cordage, tobacco, salt, indigo and cloth

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