Funding Act of 1870
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The Funding Act of 1870 was a post–Civil War U.S. federal law that refinanced and consolidated the national debt by authorizing the issuance of new long-term government bonds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Funding Act of 1870 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Funding Act of 1870 Context triple: [41st United States Congress, passed, Funding Act of 1870]
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1902 Education Act
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Target entity: Funding Act of 1870 Target entity description: The Funding Act of 1870 was a post–Civil War U.S. federal law that refinanced and consolidated the national debt by authorizing the issuance of new long-term government bonds.
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A.
1902 Education Act
The 1902 Education Act was a landmark British law that reorganized and expanded state involvement in education by creating local education authorities and integrating voluntary (often church-run) schools into the national system.
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B.
Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907
The Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907 was a British law that expanded and reorganized state involvement in education, notably introducing medical inspections for schoolchildren and strengthening local education authorities’ administrative powers.
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C.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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D.
Page Act of 1875
The Page Act of 1875 was a U.S. federal law that effectively curtailed immigration from China—especially of women—by targeting and excluding those stereotyped as prostitutes or forced laborers, laying groundwork for later Chinese exclusion policies.
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E.
Webb–Kenyon Act
The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 U.S. federal law that strengthened state alcohol prohibition by banning the interstate shipment of liquor into dry states, playing a key role in the lead-up to national Prohibition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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funding act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States national debt ⓘ |
| authorizes |
conversion of outstanding federal debt into new bonds
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issuance of new long-term United States government bonds ⓘ |
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicContext | Reconstruction era finance ⓘ |
| enables | replacement of short-term obligations with long-term bonds ⓘ |
| field |
macroeconomic policy
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sovereign debt management ⓘ |
| follows | Civil War–era emergency debt issuance ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
improved marketability of United States government securities
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restructuring of postwar federal debt portfolio ⓘ standardization of federal bond issues ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
Reconstruction era in the United States
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States government bonds
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consolidation of United States national debt ⓘ refinancing of United States national debt ⓘ |
| partOf | United States public finance legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate multiple federal debt issues
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to extend the maturity of federal obligations ⓘ to reduce interest costs on the national debt ⓘ to refinance existing federal debt ⓘ |
| regulates |
interest rates on certain United States government bonds
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maturity structure of United States government bonds ⓘ terms of federal bond issues ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil War debt
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United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Treasury
|
| sector | public finance ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
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Subject: Funding Act of 1870 Description of subject: The Funding Act of 1870 was a post–Civil War U.S. federal law that refinanced and consolidated the national debt by authorizing the issuance of new long-term government bonds.
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