where can i find the history of tariff, its origin?

Answer 1

a book about US history, or just contact me; i am studying those in school

Answer 2

There are two sides to history of tariffs in the Economic history of the United States. In the first place, it was the single most important source of federal revenue from the 1790s to the eve of World War I, when it was finally surpassed by income taxes. So essential was this revenue source, and so easy was it to collect at the major ports, that all sides agreed that the nation should have a tariff for revenue purposes. In practice, that was an average tax of about 20% of the value of some imported goods. (Imports that were not taxed were "free".)

The second issue was the political dimension of the tariff. From the 1790s to the 2000s, the tariff (and closely related issues such as import quotas and trade treaties) have generated enormous political stresses. At one point South Carolina threatened to leave the Union on the tariff issue.


Take a look at the various references on the page I've linked

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_in_American_history