Specie Circular of 1836
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The Specie Circular of 1836 was a U.S. presidential order issued by Andrew Jackson requiring payment for public lands to be made in gold or silver, a move that contributed to financial instability and the Panic of 1837.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Specie Circular of 1836 canonical | 3 |
| Specie Circular issued by Andrew Jackson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1709254 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specie Circular of 1836 Context triple: [Andrew Jackson, notableWork, Specie Circular of 1836]
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A.
Royal Decree of 24 March 1815
The Royal Decree of 24 March 1815 is the foundational Spanish legal act issued by King Ferdinand VII that established and regulated the Order of Isabella the Catholic as a state honor.
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B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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C.
Reglamento Provisorio de 1815
El Reglamento Provisorio de 1815 fue una normativa agraria y social impulsada por José Gervasio Artigas que buscó redistribuir la tierra y favorecer a los sectores más pobres en la Banda Oriental.
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D.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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E.
Standard of the Governor of New South Wales
The Standard of the Governor of New South Wales is the official personal flag used to represent the governor’s authority and presence within the Australian state of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specie Circular of 1836 Target entity description: The Specie Circular of 1836 was a U.S. presidential order issued by Andrew Jackson requiring payment for public lands to be made in gold or silver, a move that contributed to financial instability and the Panic of 1837.
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A.
Royal Decree of 24 March 1815
The Royal Decree of 24 March 1815 is the foundational Spanish legal act issued by King Ferdinand VII that established and regulated the Order of Isabella the Catholic as a state honor.
-
B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
-
C.
Reglamento Provisorio de 1815
El Reglamento Provisorio de 1815 fue una normativa agraria y social impulsada por José Gervasio Artigas que buscó redistribuir la tierra y favorecer a los sectores más pobres en la Banda Oriental.
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D.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
-
E.
Standard of the Governor of New South Wales
The Standard of the Governor of New South Wales is the official personal flag used to represent the governor’s authority and presence within the Australian state of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential order
ⓘ
executive order ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
curbing land speculation
ⓘ
reducing use of unstable banknotes ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public lands ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | federal land offices ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
President Andrew Jackson
|
| contributedTo |
Panic of 1837
ⓘ
financial instability in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicDomain |
monetary policy
ⓘ
public land sales ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contraction of credit
ⓘ
decline in land prices ⓘ increased pressure on state banks ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
drained specie from eastern banks
ⓘ
reduced demand for western lands ⓘ tightened credit conditions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Treasury Department circular ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyType | hard money policy ⓘ |
| officeholder | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of soft money ⓘ |
| partOf | United States economic history ⓘ |
| policyContext |
Second Bank of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank War
Jacksonian economic policy ⓘ |
| positionHeldBySigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jackson’s veto of the Second Bank of the United States recharter ⓘ |
| prohibitsPaymentIn | most paper banknotes ⓘ |
| regulates | payment for public lands ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
hard money vs soft money debate
ⓘ
land speculation ⓘ paper currency ⓘ specie ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Panic of 1837 ⓘ |
| requiresPaymentIn |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate over causes of the Panic of 1837 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Specie Circular of 1836 Description of subject: The Specie Circular of 1836 was a U.S. presidential order issued by Andrew Jackson requiring payment for public lands to be made in gold or silver, a move that contributed to financial instability and the Panic of 1837.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Specie Circular issued by Andrew Jackson