Coinage Act of 1834
E1896
The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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| Coinage Act of 1834 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Coinage Act of 1834 Context triple: [Coinage Act of 1792, replacedBy, Coinage Act of 1834]
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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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Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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D.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Coinage Act of 1834 Target entity description: The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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A.
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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B.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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D.
Glass–Steagall Act
The Glass–Steagall Act was a landmark U.S. banking law of the 1930s that separated commercial and investment banking to curb financial speculation and prevent future banking crises.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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monetary law ⓘ |
| amended | Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
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| associatedWithPolicy | hard money policy ⓘ |
| changedGoldContentOf |
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
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Half Eagle (5-dollar gold coin) ⓘ Quarter Eagle (2.50-dollar gold coin) ⓘ |
| changedGoldSilverRatioFrom | 15:1 ⓘ |
| changedGoldSilverRatioTo | approximately 16:1 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1834-06-28 ⓘ |
| effect |
altered relative market values of gold and silver in U.S. law
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changed legal gold-to-silver ratio in the United States ⓘ discouraged export and melting of U.S. gold coins ⓘ encouraged circulation of gold coins ⓘ reduced gold content of U.S. gold coins ⓘ |
| field |
economic history of the United States
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numismatics ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Coinage Act of 1849
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Coinage Act of 1853 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | relative circulation of gold and silver coins in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfImplementation |
United States Mint
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surface form:
United States Mint facilities
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| monetarySystem | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| officeholderSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ |
| previousGoldPurity | 0.9167 fine ⓘ |
| purpose |
bring U.S. statutory gold-silver ratio closer to world market ratio
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promote use of gold as circulating medium ⓘ stabilize U.S. currency ⓘ |
| reducedGoldPurityTo | 0.8992 fine ⓘ |
| regulates | specie coinage in the United States ⓘ |
| revised | Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| subject |
U.S. coinage
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bimetallism ⓘ gold standard ⓘ monetary policy of the United States ⓘ silver standard ⓘ |
| typeOfStatute | coinage act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1834 ⓘ |
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Subject: Coinage Act of 1834 Description of subject: The Coinage Act of 1834 was a U.S. law that significantly altered the gold-to-silver ratio and the gold content of coins, helping to stabilize the currency and encourage the circulation of gold.
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