Harrison's Currency Act of 1890

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends none
gptkbp:associatedWith Populist_movement
gptkbp:controversy monetary reform
debate over bimetallism
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
Gold Standard Act of 1900
gptkbp:goal to stabilize the economy
gptkbp:historicalContext post-Civil_War_economic_challenges
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harrison's Currency Act of 1890
gptkbp:impact increased silver coinage
influenced inflation rates
gptkbp:influencedBy economic conditions of the 1880s
gptkbp:influences increased demand for silver-backed currency
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Richard_Olney
gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkb:William_McKinley
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:J.P._Morgan
gptkb:Mark_Hanna
gptkb:John_Sherman
gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Elihu_Root
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:George_Pullman
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:George_H.W._Bush
gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Henry_Clay_Frick
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:Charles_E._Mitchell
gptkbp:legacy debate over currency standards
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:51st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:mandates allowed for the purchase of silver bullion
gptkbp:notableFeature historical_significance_in_U.S._monetary_history
gptkbp:opposedBy gold standard supporters
gptkbp:partOf 19th century monetary policy
gptkbp:predecessor Coinage Act of 1873
gptkbp:publicAccess mixed responses
gptkbp:purpose to increase the amount of silver in circulation
gptkbp:relatedTo Sherman_Silver_Purchase_Act
gptkbp:signature President_Benjamin_Harrison
gptkbp:successor Gold Standard Act of 1900
gptkbp:supportedBy silver advocates
gptkbp:yearEstablished July 14, 1890