History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0787 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The New Freedom
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The idea
Wilson's New Freedom, the Yawp says, emphasised incentives for small businesses to compete rather than trust-busting or federal regulation.
In practice
The Underwood Tariff of nineteen thirteen cutting duties and taxing incomes above four thousand dollars for married couples at one percent.
Where people slip
Digital History says it substantially lowered duties for the first time since the Civil War.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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