Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

The Tariff Act of 1789 listed specific tariff rates on dozens and dozens of products: cheese, 4 cents per pound; boots, fifty cents per pair; coffee, two and a half cents per pound.

In the early years of the United States, tariffs served as the primary source of federal revenue. The Tariff Act of 1789 was among the first laws passed by Congress, aimed at promoting trade and ...

Congress authorized the federal government to levy taxes and tariffs in 1789, and that year President Washington signed the “Tariff of 1789” bill that imposed a tariff of about 5% on nearly ...

The Tariff Act of 1789 — which President George Washington signed on July 4 — placed a 5% tax on all imports for the express purpose of protecting domestic manufacturing and raising revenue ...

The Tariff of 1789, signed into law by President George Washington, imposed an import tariff of about 5% on nearly all goods. A year later, the U.S. Coast Guard ...

WXIA-TV Atlanta. Trump: "From 1789 to 1913 we were a tariff-backed nation" Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025. President Donald Trump claims the Great Depression wouldn't have ...

The tariff act signed into law by George Washington, 1789, protected American manufacturers, it created a new thriving industrial sector in the northeast in this country.

Congress gave much of its tariff powers away decades ago, but it can still take them back. ... including the first legislative act of Congress, which was the Tariff Act of 1789. But then, ...

In fact, the Tariff Act of 1789 was among the first bills ever passed by Congress. Since then, the U.S. has used tariffs to achieve three broad goals, said Douglas Irwin, ...