Bland–Allison Act
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The Bland–Allison Act was an 1878 U.S. law that required the federal government to purchase and coin a limited amount of silver each month, partially restoring bimetallism after the “Crime of 1873.”
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bland–Allison Act canonical | 7 |
| Allison Amendment to the Bland–Allison Act | 1 |
| Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act | 1 |
| Bland–Allison Act of 1878 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T445594 — 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: Bland–Allison Act Context triple: [Silver Certificate, authorizedBy, Bland–Allison Act]
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A.
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 was a U.S. law that greatly increased federal purchases of silver, expanding the money supply and contributing to financial instability in the early 1890s.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1849
The Coinage Act of 1849 was a United States law that authorized the minting of gold dollar and double eagle ($20) coins, expanding the nation’s gold coinage during the California Gold Rush era.
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C.
Coinage Act of 1853
The Coinage Act of 1853 was a U.S. law that significantly reduced the silver content of small-denomination coins to keep them in circulation and effectively moved the country closer to a de facto gold standard.
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D.
Coinage Act of 1792
The Coinage Act of 1792 was a foundational United States law that created the national mint system and defined the country’s monetary structure, including its standard units, metal content, and coin denominations.
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E.
Gold Reserve Act
The Gold Reserve Act was a 1934 U.S. federal law that nationalized gold holdings, devalued the dollar, and centralized control of the nation’s gold in the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the economy during the Great Depression.
- 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: Bland–Allison Act Target entity description: The Bland–Allison Act was an 1878 U.S. law that required the federal government to purchase and coin a limited amount of silver each month, partially restoring bimetallism after the “Crime of 1873.”
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A.
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 was a U.S. law that greatly increased federal purchases of silver, expanding the money supply and contributing to financial instability in the early 1890s.
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B.
Coinage Act of 1849
The Coinage Act of 1849 was a United States law that authorized the minting of gold dollar and double eagle ($20) coins, expanding the nation’s gold coinage during the California Gold Rush era.
-
C.
Coinage Act of 1853
The Coinage Act of 1853 was a U.S. law that significantly reduced the silver content of small-denomination coins to keep them in circulation and effectively moved the country closer to a de facto gold standard.
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D.
Coinage Act of 1792
The Coinage Act of 1792 was a foundational United States law that created the national mint system and defined the country’s monetary structure, including its standard units, metal content, and coin denominations.
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E.
Gold Reserve Act
The Gold Reserve Act was a 1934 U.S. federal law that nationalized gold holdings, devalued the dollar, and centralized control of the nation’s gold in the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the economy during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
monetary policy legislation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bland–Allison Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1878-02-28 ⓘ |
| effect | partially restored bimetallism in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post–Civil War monetary debates
ⓘ
reaction to the Coinage Act of 1873 ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded the money supply relative to the Coinage Act of 1873 regime
ⓘ
increased silver coinage in the United States ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
United States Mint ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Richard P. Bland
ⓘ
William B. Allison ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfLegislature | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | limited bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Richard P. Bland
ⓘ
William B. Allison ⓘ |
| nickNameOfContext | partial reversal of the Crime of 1873 ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Rutherford B. Hayes
ⓘ
eastern financial interests ⓘ |
| policyType | silver purchase requirement ⓘ |
| purpose | to require the U.S. Treasury to purchase and coin silver ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coinage Act of 1873
ⓘ
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
|
| repealedBy |
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
|
| repealYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| requiredCoinage | standard silver dollars ⓘ |
| requiredMonthlySilverPurchaseMaximum | 4,000,000 dollars worth of silver ⓘ |
| requiredMonthlySilverPurchaseMinimum | 2,000,000 dollars worth of silver ⓘ |
| signedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| silverDollarDenomination | one-dollar silver coin ⓘ |
| silverDollarFineness | 0.900 fine silver ⓘ |
| silverDollarWeight | 412.5 grains ⓘ |
| subject |
United States monetary policy
ⓘ
bimetallism ⓘ silver coinage ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
agrarian and debtor groups
ⓘ
silver interests in Western states ⓘ |
| vetoedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| vetoOverriddenBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1878 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bland–Allison Act Description of subject: The Bland–Allison Act was an 1878 U.S. law that required the federal government to purchase and coin a limited amount of silver each month, partially restoring bimetallism after the “Crime of 1873.”
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
subject surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
subject surface form:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
this entity surface form:
Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act
this entity surface form:
Bland–Allison Act of 1878
this entity surface form:
Allison Amendment to the Bland–Allison Act