Why were tariffs on foreign goods so important in creating more industry and a stronger economy in the U. S.?

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Charity King

16 April, 01:32

Why were tariffs on foreign goods so important in creating more industry and a stronger economy in the U. S.?

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Jerimiah Collier · Answer 1

The American people opposed taxes on goods (and taxes in general) during the time of the Revolutionary War, but America needed taxes in order to aid for the cost of the war and running a country. So the tariffs on foreign goods made it harder to get things from other countries which supported local economy.