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What role did tariffs play prior to the Civil War?

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Before the Civil War, the federal government obtained close to ninety percent of its revenue from tariffs, and because of this, the government avoided income taxation. Americans have used protective and revenue tariffs. Protective tariffs help new American industries compete with established foreign industries.

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I think people didn’t want to buy as much food or products from out of their country because they would have to pay more and more money if they bought a lot of things outside of there country. I think the cause of theater was the tariffs.

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