The Confederate States of America collected only $3.5 million in tariff revenue throughout the American Civil War because the Union Navy blockaded Southern ports and the Union Army restricted trade with Northern states, forcing the Confederacy to rely on inflation and confiscation for revenue.

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  History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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• American Civil War event
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