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How did Alexander Hamilton propose raising money for the federal government?

- imposing a federal property tax on all land sales involving more than one acre

- directly taxing the income of the wealthiest Americans

- imposing protective tariffs on specific manufactured imports in order to make the American-made versions cheaper

- taxing specific items, like sugar and alcohol, that were considered luxuries and vices

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- imposing protective tariffs on specific manufactured imports in order to make the American-made versions cheaper

- taxing specific items, like sugar and alcohol, that were considered luxuries and vices
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