INCIDENTAL PROTECTION: AN EXAMINATION OF THE MORRILL TARIFF

Historians refer to the Morrill Tariff as the first statement of the nascent Republican party’s protectionist agenda, yet an analysis of the measure reveals that this enduring icon of historiography needs modification. Implemented as a direct response to the fiscal crisis created by the Buchanan ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jane Flaherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2001-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/81