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After 1788, the easiest "landmark" for each period is the president.  That does not mean he is the most important person, but being able to identify the president is an easy way to organize the important events.  '''I should be able to name any date and you should be able to say who was president at that time.'''  Or, if you prefer, you can organize events around the numerous wars, but that may not be as easy because there were long periods in American history without ''any'' wars.

After 1788, the easiest "landmark" for each period is the president.  That does not mean he is the most important person, but being able to identify the president is an easy way to organize the important events.  '''I should be able to name any date and you should be able to say who was president at that time.'''  Or, if you prefer, you can organize events around the numerous wars, but that may not be as easy because there were long periods in American history without ''any'' wars.

Let's try it now:  1798: who was president?<ref>Answer: John Adams was the president in 1798.</ref>1793?<ref>George Washington.</ref>  1790?<ref>Also George Washington.</ref>

Let's try it now (you can mouse over the dates to see the correct answer):  <span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted" title="John Adams was the president in 1798">1798</span>: who was president? <span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted" title="George Washington">1793</span>? <span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted" title="Also George Washington">1790</span>?

Throughout the late 1700s and all of the 1800s the federal (national) government raised money for its operations primarily through tariffs, which are taxes on imports.  When a foreign country sent goods to be sold in the United States, our federal government would impose a tariff (tax) on those goods.  The more goods that were imported, the more revenue there would be from the tariffs.  Tariffs were ultimately replaced in the 1900s by the income tax on individuals as the primary means for supporting our government, because President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) thought tariffs caused conflicts and wars between nations.

Throughout the late 1700s and all of the 1800s the federal (national) government raised money for its operations primarily through tariffs, which are taxes on imports.  When a foreign country sent goods to be sold in the United States, our federal government would impose a tariff (tax) on those goods.  The more goods that were imported, the more revenue there would be from the tariffs.  Tariffs were ultimately replaced in the 1900s by the income tax on individuals as the primary means for supporting our government, because President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) thought tariffs caused conflicts and wars between nations.