Talk:Tariff of 1842

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Sources[edit]

What sources do we have for the sections on legislative history and impact? Thanks, -Willmcw July 2, 2005 22:25 (UTC)

These links to archives:

are not references for anything. If there is any specific pages used to source this article then we should provide links to specific documents. If no specific pages are referenced then these are not worthwhile external links to include. Thanks, -Willmcw July 3, 2005 04:17 (UTC)

You are, as usual, in error. The Congressional Globe source links to the volume containing the entire legislative debate record for the bill's adoption, contents from the bill itself, and previous vetos of bills sent earlier that year. The second link is to an official publication of the US Government entitled "Historical Statistics of the United States" which contains comprehensive US import and export figures going back to the 18th century. It is the standard academic reference volume used by historians for just about any statistic pertaining to yearly import and export volumes and revenue. Both links are to standard academic reference sources and thus are more than sufficient per WP citation standards. Rangerdude 3 July 2005 04:24 (UTC)

My school book, the American Pageant by Thomas A. Bailey and Lizabeth Cohen, says the tariff pushed rates to roughly 32% on dutiable goods. Is that a good enough source for Wikipedia?

Textbooks are typically viewed as tertiary sources, and are acceptable though less desirable than secondary sources. See WP:RS. -Will Beback 02:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry but I really can't find the specific information for the average tariff rate in the first source; was it personally calculated? And to access the second link, you have to be a student of the University of Michigan. I've got the Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 from the Bureau of Census, 1975, which in page 888 points out an average tariff rate around 29%. It might be of help. Silvana. (06-06-2007)

Name[edit]

Why is it called the "Black Tariff"? Was it after a guy named Black, or was it called that for some other reason? john k (talk) 01:05, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]