U.S. Tariff Development: From the Tariff of 1816 to the McKinley Tariff (1816–1890)

1. Tariff of 1816 establishes early protective policy

   Apr 27, 1816Labels: Tariff of, U S

   • Tariff 1816
   • Britannica

2. Tariff of 1828 triggers sectional backlash

   May 19, 1828Labels: Tariff of, John Quincy

   • Britannica
   • Tariff 1828

3. Tariff of 1832 reduces rates but keeps conflict

   Jul 14, 1832Labels: Tariff of, Nullification Crisis

   • Tariff 1832
   • Britannica

4. Compromise Tariff of 1833 charts gradual reductions

   Mar 2, 1833Labels: Compromise Tariff, Henry Clay

   • Tariff 1833
   • Britannica

5. Tariff of 1842 restores high protective duties

   Aug 30, 1842Labels: Tariff of, Black Tariff

   • FRASER
   • Tariff 1842

6. Walker Tariff of 1846 shifts toward lower rates

   Jul 30, 1846Labels: Walker Tariff, Democratic Party

   • Yale Docs
   • LII

7. Tariff of 1857 cuts duties amid surplus

   Mar 3, 1857Labels: Tariff of, U S

   • Tariff 1857
   • US History

8. Morrill Tariff of 1861 begins wartime-era protectionism

   Mar 2, 1861Labels: Morrill Tariff, 1861 Congress

   • Yale Docs
   • Tariff 1861

9. Civil War expands tariff reliance for federal finance

   Apr 12, 1861Labels: Civil War, Federal finance

   • CBP History
   • Britannica

10. Tariff of 1872 moderates postwar rates

    Jun 6, 1872Labels: Tariff of, Postwar finance

    • Tariff 1872
    • Grant Admin

11. Tariff of 1875 partially reverses earlier cuts

    Mar 3, 1875Labels: Tariff of, Customs reform

    • Tariff 1875
    • Grant Bio

12. Tariff of 1883 delivers limited and uneven reform

    Mar 3, 1883Labels: Tariff of, Chester A

    • FRASER
    • Tariff 1883

13. McKinley Tariff of 1890 raises protection to peak

    Oct 1, 1890Labels: McKinley Tariff, Republican Party

    • Britannica
    • McKinley Tariff