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8th Grade Taxes and What They Fund Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Taxes are how governments raise money, and budgets show what that money pays for. There are 5 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Tariffs, Excise and Direct Taxes, 1789 to 1862 sorts taxes, What the Early Federal Government Spent Money On finds spending shares, Hamilton's Plan and the National Debt works with the $77 million debt, Tariff Rates From 1816 to 1860 graphs duties, and How the Union and Confederacy Paid for the War draws stacked bars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A tariff is a tax on goods brought in from other countries, collected at ports. An excise is a tax on making, selling or owning a certain item at home.

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