Tariff Act of 1789
E109994
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tariff Act of 1789 canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T927510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff Act of 1789 Context triple: [First United States Congress, enacted, Tariff Act of 1789]
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A.
Tariff Act of 1790
The Tariff Act of 1790 was an early U.S. federal law that established import duties to fund the national government and support maritime enforcement, laying groundwork for the young nation's customs and revenue system.
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B.
Treasury Act of 1789
The Treasury Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. law that created the Department of the Treasury and established the federal government's core financial and fiscal administration.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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E.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tariff Act of 1789 Target entity description: The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
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A.
Tariff Act of 1790
The Tariff Act of 1790 was an early U.S. federal law that established import duties to fund the national government and support maritime enforcement, laying groundwork for the young nation's customs and revenue system.
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B.
Treasury Act of 1789
The Treasury Act of 1789 was a foundational U.S. law that created the Department of the Treasury and established the federal government's core financial and fiscal administration.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff was an 1890 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, becoming one of the most controversial high-tariff measures of the late 19th century.
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E.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
tariff law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hamilton Tariff ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imports into the United States ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
United States Treasury
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Treasury
|
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateEnacted | 1789-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1789-07-04 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1789-08-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
1st United States Congress
ⓘ
linked to:
First United States Congress
|
| established | system of federal customs duties ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tariff Act of 1790 ⓘ |
| governmentForm | federal republic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early national period of United States history
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Republic of the United States
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| historicalSignificance |
established customs duties as primary early revenue source for the U.S. federal government
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marked the beginning of a long tradition of U.S. protective tariffs ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Customs Service
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
|
| imposes | import duties ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| legalArea |
tax law
ⓘ
trade law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfPassage | New York City ⓘ |
| mainDebateTopic | level of protection for domestic manufacturing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Southern planters ⓘ |
| policyType |
protective tariff
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revenue tariff ⓘ |
| precededBy | Articles of Confederation era customs measures ⓘ |
| purpose |
protect emerging American industries
ⓘ
raise revenue for the new federal government ⓘ regulate foreign commerce ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hamiltonian economic program
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ United States customs system ⓘ
linked to:
United States tariff law
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| revenueSource | customs duties on imported goods ⓘ |
| shortDescription | first major federal revenue law of the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
customs duties
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federal revenue ⓘ foreign trade ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Federalists ⓘ |
| typeOfTax |
ad valorem duties
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specific duties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tariff Act of 1789 Description of subject: The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
Referenced by (6)
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