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To: WhowasGustavusFox
The point is that in 1860, 65% of the US Treasury revenue came from tariffs on imported goods paid for in Europe with Southern grown goods.

So the south went to war to protect European manufactures?

107 posted on 05/23/2002 5:09:41 PM PDT by Ditto
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108 posted on 05/23/2002 5:15:33 PM PDT by Willie Green
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