Morrill Tariff
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The Morrill Tariff was an increased import tariff in the United States that was adopted on March 2, 1861, during the last two days of the Presidency of James Buchanan, a Democrat. It was the twelfth o
Justin S. Morrill
Justin S. Morrill
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Justin Smith Morrill was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. He is most widely remembered for Morril
Morrill Tariff
…and the tariff appealed to industrialists and factory workers as a way to foster rapid industrial growth. It was named for its sponsor, Representative Justin S. Morrill of Vermont, who drafted it with the advice of the economist Henry Charles Carey. The eventual passage of the tariff in the US Senate was assisted by…
Morrill, 1855–65
Morrill Hall at Iowa State University, one of several Morrill Halls at colleges created by the Morrill Act
Mausoleum of Senator Justin Smith Morrill in Strafford, Vermont