yes he was
Alexander Hamilton wanted a protective tariff to protect American industry.
Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of industrialization. Alexander Hamilton was the Chief of Staff to the first President of the United States, George Washington.
It was Alexander Hamilton who urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of manufacturing. Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
He was not successful at all. He failed.
protective tariff
A high tariff to limit foreign competition is called a protective tariff.
Hamilton's main purpose for the protective tariff was to promote domestic industries and protect them from foreign competition. He believed that by imposing tariffs on imported goods, it would encourage Americans to buy goods produced domestically and boost the economy.
Sometimes a country suffering from a protective tariff will enact a tariff of its own on a product.
He expected it to come from A protective Tariff, Customs duties and an excise tax
Tariff of abominations
1816
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