Merchants held tariffs on imported goods.
The local merchants held a BOYCOTT against imported goods.
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Taxation
encouraged merchants to import by reducing or eliminating tariff rates.
The local merchants held a BOYCOTT against imported goods.
Local merchants would boycott imported goods.
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It increased the demand for American goods because the tariff made the imported goods more expensive.
Imported goods such as spices, tea, silks
encouraged merchants to import by reducing or eliminating tariff rates.
Taxation
encouraged merchants to import by reducing or eliminating tariff rates.
Hamilton planned to protect the US merchants by imposing high tariffs on imported goods. This in turned would cause Americans to buy goods made in the US.
A tariff is a tax set on imported goods.It raises the price of said goods, in order to protect local businesses.
Thousands of merchants,artisans, and farmers signed NONIMPORTATION agreements. In these agreements, they pledged not to import or use goods imported from Great Brittan.