Gold Standard Act of 1900
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The Gold Standard Act of 1900 was a U.S. federal law that formally placed the United States on the gold standard by defining the dollar in terms of a fixed quantity of gold and making gold the sole basis for redeeming paper currency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gold Standard Act of 1900 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6904820 — 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: Gold Standard Act of 1900 Context triple: [United States gold policy, codifiedBy, Gold Standard Act of 1900]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Bland–Allison Act
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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D.
Coinage Act of 1873
The Coinage Act of 1873 was a U.S. federal law that effectively ended the minting of standard silver dollars, placing the nation firmly on the gold standard and sparking the later "Free Silver" political movement.
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E.
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.
- 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: Gold Standard Act of 1900 Target entity description: The Gold Standard Act of 1900 was a U.S. federal law that formally placed the United States on the gold standard by defining the dollar in terms of a fixed quantity of gold and making gold the sole basis for redeeming paper currency.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Bland–Allison Act
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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D.
Coinage Act of 1873
The Coinage Act of 1873 was a U.S. federal law that effectively ended the minting of standard silver dollars, placing the nation firmly on the gold standard and sparking the later "Free Silver" political movement.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
monetary reform law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
increase confidence in U.S. currency
ⓘ
stabilize the value of the U.S. dollar ⓘ |
| authorizedCreationOf | gold reserve for redemption purposes ⓘ |
| cameAfter |
Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
ⓘ
linked to:
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| codified | gold standard as basis of U.S. currency system ⓘ |
| confirmedSuspensionOf | free coinage of silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEnactment | 1900-03-14 ⓘ |
| definedDollarInTermsOf | fixed quantity of gold ⓘ |
| definedGoldContentOfDollar | 25.8 grains of gold ⓘ |
| definedGoldFineness | 0.900 fine ⓘ |
| definedMonetaryStandard | gold standard ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | United States monetary policy ⓘ |
| endedBimetallismInPractice | United States monetary system ⓘ |
| establishedPolicyOf | maintaining parity between gold and other forms of U.S. currency ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Panic of 1893 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 31 Stat. 45 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| madeGoldSoleRedemptionBasisFor |
United States Treasury notes
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Treasury securities
United States banknotes ⓘ United States paper currency ⓘ |
| madeRedeemableIn | gold ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Free Silver movement ⓘ |
| otherChamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| politicalContext | late 19th-century debate over gold vs. silver ⓘ |
| reaffirmed | commitment to gold payments on government obligations ⓘ |
| reducedRoleOf | silver in U.S. monetary system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coinage Act of 1873
ⓘ
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 ⓘ National Banking Acts ⓘ
linked to:
National Banking Act of 1863
|
| remainedInEffectUntil | abandonment of domestic gold standard in 1933 ⓘ |
| requiredSecretaryOfTheTreasuryTo | maintain parity of all forms of money with gold ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. law formally placing the United States on the gold standard ⓘ |
| signedBy | William McKinley ⓘ |
| specifiedRedemptionMedium |
gold bullion
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gold coin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates over monetary policy in the 1900 presidential election ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
gold standard advocates
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many Eastern financial interests ⓘ |
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Subject: Gold Standard Act of 1900 Description of subject: The Gold Standard Act of 1900 was a U.S. federal law that formally placed the United States on the gold standard by defining the dollar in terms of a fixed quantity of gold and making gold the sole basis for redeeming paper currency.
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