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Yes, Thomas Jefferson WAS AGAINST it. Both Jefferson and Madison opposed this protectionist economic policy, fearing that industries would become too dependent upon government aid.
Yes, Thomas Jefferson WAS AGAINST it. Both Jefferson and Madison opposed this protectionist economic policy, fearing that industries would become too dependent upon government aid.
thomas Jefferson
protective tariff
A high tariff to limit foreign competition is called a protective tariff.
It gave the government too much power.
Sometimes a country suffering from a protective tariff will enact a tariff of its own on a product.
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed Alexander Hamilton's tariff policy.
Tariff of abominations
A high tariff that limits foreign competition is a protective tariff.
Thomas Jefferson! By Tamia Jerhann Alcorn
1816