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McKinley

Tariff

The McKinley Tariff was a name popularly given to a law enacted by the United States Congress in 1890 increasing the tariffs on some goods imported into the United States. It was named after Congressman William McKinley, who would later become President of the United States.

William McKinley was born January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. As a young man, he briefly attended Allegheny College before taking a post as a country schoolteacher. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, McKinley enlisted in the Union Army; he eventually earned the rank of brevet major of volunteers.

Queen Liliuokalani

CITATIONS

  • www.princeton.edu/~achaney/.../McKinley_Tariff.html

The new legislation increased rates for many manufactured goods, while it placed items such as sugar and coffee on the free list.

Queen Liliuokalani was the last reigning queen of Hawaii. In 1898 Hawaii was annexed by the United States and Queen Liliuokalani was forced to give up her throne.

  • http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa/history/liliuokalani.html
  • http://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/The-McKinley-Tariff-of-1890/
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