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6. What event in history may have made the first federal income tax deemed necessary
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6. What event in history may have made the first federal income tax deemed necessary

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On August 5, 1861, President Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax by signing the Revenue Act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3 percent tax on annual incomes over $800.
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