Established a stable monetary system but limited government’s capacity for fiscal policy interventions.
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Introduced the first federal income tax in US history to fund the Union war effort, initially temporary but extended and ultimately made permanent.
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Chartered by the federal government to facilitate financial transactions, manage debt, and regulate currency.
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Punitive measures imposed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party, including closing the Boston Harbor and strengthening British control in Massachusetts.
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Colonists disguised as Native Americans boarded British ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act, which reduced the cost of British tea while maintaining a tax.
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