Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit

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Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit is a foundational 1791 Treasury report that proposed the creation of a national bank to stabilize and develop the early United States economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Treasury report
economic policy document
government report
aimedTo promote economic development in the United States
stabilize the early United States economy
alsoKnownAs First Bank of the United States
surface form: Report on a National Bank
associatedWith Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party

Federalist economic policy
author Alexander Hamilton
chronology precedes the chartering of the First Bank of the United States
country United States of America
describedAs foundational document of U.S. financial system
documentType policy proposal
field economics
political economy
public administration
follows Alexander Hamilton's First Report on the Public Credit
hasImpactOn development of American banking system
structure of U.S. financial institutions
hasKeyConcept central banking
federal fiscal authority
public credit
hasLegalForm official Treasury report
historicalContext Washington administration
historicalPeriod Early Republic of the United States
influenced debates over constitutional interpretation of implied powers
establishment of the First Bank of the United States
intendedAudience members of the United States Congress
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
locationOfDrafting Philadelphia
mainSubject monetary policy
national banking system
public finance
partOf Hamilton's financial program
presentedTo United States Congress
proposed Second Bank of the United States
surface form: Bank of the United States

creation of a national bank
publicationDate 1791
publisher United States Department of the Treasury
relatedTo Report on Manufactures
timePeriod 18th century
title Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Report on the Public Credit

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Alexander Hamilton's First Report on the Public Credit followedBy Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit
Report on Manufactures follows Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit
this entity surface form: Second Report on the Public Credit
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit title Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Report on the Public Credit
Third Report on the Public Credit predecessor Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit
this entity surface form: Second Report on the Public Credit