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What did the Underwood Tariff Act included a provision for?
A. negotiating fariffs with other nations. B. levying an income tax. C. starting a new national bank. D. banning tying agreements.
What was the purpose of the Underwood tariff?
It reimposed the federal income tax following the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment and lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%. It was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on October 3, 1913,
What did investors fear would happen beause of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
a decline in prices-apex
What law protected American manufacturers by raising import duties to record highs?
The McKinley Tariff Act
Why did President Wilson want to revise the tariff system?
During his first term, Wilson secured one of the most notable legislative programs in American history. The first task was tariff revision. "The tariff duties must be altered," Wilson said. "We must abolish everything that bears any semblance of privilege." The Underwood Tariff, signed on October 3, 1913, provided substantial rate reductions on imported raw materials and foodstuffs, cotton and woolen goods, iron and steel; it removed the duties from more than a hundred other items. Although the act retained many protective features, it was a genuine attempt to lower the cost of living. To compensate for lost revenues, it established a modest income tax.
