Disambiguation evidence for the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 via surface form

"Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890"


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Predicate Object
amended Bland–Allison Act
associatedWithEvent Panic of 1893
consideredCauseOf Panic of 1893
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy gold standard advocates
effect contributed to financial instability in the early 1890s
effect expanded United States money supply
effect increased demand for silver
effect put pressure on U.S. gold reserves
enactedBy 51st United States Congress
field economic history
field financial history of the United States
followedBy repeal during Panic of 1893
historicalEra Gilded Age
instanceOf United States federal statute
instanceOf monetary policy legislation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalStatus repealed
monetaryStandardImplication moved U.S. toward bimetallism
namedAfter John Sherman
opposedBy Eastern financial interests
partOf United States monetary history
partOf bimetallism debate in the United States
paymentInstrument Treasury notes
precededBy Bland–Allison Act
purpose to appease silver interests in Western states
purpose to increase government purchases of silver
reasonForRepeal to halt depletion of U.S. gold reserves
reasonForRepeal to restore confidence in the gold standard
relatedTo Coinage Act of 1873
relatedTo Free silver movement
relatedTo Gold standard in the United States
repealDate 1893-11-01
repealYear 1893
repealedBy Cleveland administration
replaced Bland–Allison Act
requiredPurchaseAmount 4.5 million ounces of silver per month
requiredPurchaseFrequency monthly
signedBy Benjamin Harrison
signingDate 1890-07-14
subject bimetallism
subject monetary expansion
subject silver purchase
supportedBy Western and Southern politicians
supportedBy silver mining interests
treasuryNotesRedeemableIn gold
treasuryNotesRedeemableIn silver
yearEnacted 1890