Silver Purchase Act of 1890

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Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1889-CC_Morgan_Dollar
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:William_H._H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
economic inequality
economic populism
silver dollar coinage
gptkbp:context 19th century economic issues
gptkbp:controversy debate over bimetallism
gptkbp:economic_impact inflationary pressure
gptkbp:effective_date July 14, 1890
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:51st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historical_analysis impact on U. S. economy
gptkbp:historical_context Gilded Age politics
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
political campaigns
Congressional hearings
monetary reform
silver vs. gold standard
gptkbp:historical_event eventual abandonment of bimetallism
eventual return to gold standard
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped future monetary policy
gptkbp:historical_significance U. S. economic history
debate over currency stability
shift in U. S. monetary policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silver Purchase Act of 1890
gptkbp:impact increased silver prices
gptkbp:influenced U. S. monetary debates
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1873
industrialization
labor movements
financial crises
economic depression of the 1890s
agricultural distress
international monetary trends
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gold standard advocates
gptkbp:is_part_of bimetallism movement
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Populist_Party
silver miners
gptkbp:led_to increased silver mining activity
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Mint_Act_of_1792
gptkbp:market post-Civil War economy
inflation vs. deflation
gptkbp:part_of U. S. legislative history
U. S. monetary policy history
gptkbp:purpose increase the amount of silver purchased by the U. S. Treasury
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Panic_of_1893
U. S. monetary system
U. S. fiscal policy
U. S. Treasury operations
U. S. dollar value
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Gold_Standard_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Gold_Standard_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:resulted_in increased government silver purchases
gptkbp:signed_by President Benjamin Harrison