Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bland-Allison_Act_of_1890
gptkbp:affects increased silver coinage
gptkbp:amended_by Various amendments in the 1890s
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkbp:controversy debate over inflation and deflation
gptkbp:effective_date July 14, 1890
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
in the context of the 1890s economic climate
gptkbp:historical_significance 19th-century monetary policy
part of the larger debate on U. S. monetary policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
gptkbp:impact increased silver production
gptkbp:influenced future monetary policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Panic_of_1893
the Free Silver Movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_John_Sherman
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to economic implications
not solving economic issues
gptkbp:is_designed_to support silver mining industry
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gold standard supporters
Eastern bankers
gptkbp:is_part_of the economic policy debates of the era
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Populist_Party
silver advocates
Western miners
gptkbp:led_to increased political activism among farmers
gptkbp:legislation that aimed to increase silver purchases
gptkbp:part_of U. S. monetary history
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:purpose increase the amount of silver purchased by the U. S. Treasury
gptkbp:related_to bimetallism
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Gold_Standard_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Gold_Standard_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:resulted_in economic instability
gptkbp:signed_by President Benjamin Harrison
gptkbp:was_affecting U. S. economy