 Immediately after the Revolutionary War the brand-new United States of America was struggling to stay financially afloat.National income was desperately needed and a great deal of this income came from import tariffs.Because of rampant smuggling, the need was immediate for strong enforcement of tariff laws, and on August 4, 1790, the United States Congress, urged on by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, created the Revenue-Marine, later renamed Revenue Cutter Service in 1862.