Independent Treasury System
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The Independent Treasury System was a U.S. federal financial arrangement, established in the 19th century, in which the government managed its own funds through a network of sub-treasuries rather than using a central national bank.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independent Treasury System canonical | 4 |
| Independent Treasury | 1 |
| Subtreasury System | 1 |
| independent treasury doctrine | 1 |
| independent treasury system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Independent Treasury System Context triple: [Second Bank of the United States, successor, Independent Treasury System]
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A.
Treasury
The Treasury is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and overseeing public finance, economic policy, and taxation.
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B.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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C.
United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
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D.
Register of the Treasury
The Register of the Treasury was a key early U.S. Treasury Department official responsible for maintaining federal financial records, including public accounts, debt registers, and the issuance and recording of government securities.
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E.
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the United States’ central banking system, responsible for conducting monetary policy, regulating banks, maintaining financial stability, and providing financial services to the government and financial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Independent Treasury System Target entity description: The Independent Treasury System was a U.S. federal financial arrangement, established in the 19th century, in which the government managed its own funds through a network of sub-treasuries rather than using a central national bank.
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A.
Treasury
The Treasury is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and overseeing public finance, economic policy, and taxation.
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B.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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C.
United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
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D.
Register of the Treasury
The Register of the Treasury was a key early U.S. Treasury Department official responsible for maintaining federal financial records, including public accounts, debt registers, and the issuance and recording of government securities.
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E.
Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is the United States’ central banking system, responsible for conducting monetary policy, regulating banks, maintaining financial stability, and providing financial services to the government and financial institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal financial system ⓘ |
| abolished | 1913 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Federal Reserve Act of 1913 ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Independent Treasury System
ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Treasury
Independent Treasury System ⓘ
surface form:
Subtreasury System
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
James K. Polk
ⓘ
surface form:
James K. Polk administration
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| economicImpact |
contributed to debates over hard money versus soft money
ⓘ
reduced federal reliance on private banks ⓘ |
| field |
monetary history of the United States
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| financialPolicy |
kept federal funds out of private banks
ⓘ
required specie payments for many federal transactions ⓘ |
| followedBy | Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
sub-treasury in Boston
ⓘ
sub-treasury in Charleston ⓘ sub-treasury in New Orleans ⓘ sub-treasury in New York City ⓘ sub-treasury in Philadelphia ⓘ sub-treasury in St. Louis ⓘ sub-treasury in other major U.S. cities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Treasury Department vaults
ⓘ
network of sub-treasuries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum period
ⓘ
surface form:
Antebellum United States
Gilded Age ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| initialEnactment | Independent Treasury Act of 1840 ⓘ |
| initialProposalDate | 1837 ⓘ |
| initialRepeal | 1841 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Independent Treasury Act of 1846 ⓘ |
| locationOfImplementation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
collection of federal revenues
ⓘ
disbursement of federal expenditures ⓘ management of federal government funds ⓘ |
| motivation | response to the Panic of 1837 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Whig Party
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surface form:
Whig Party leaders
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| proposedBy | Martin Van Buren ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Reserve System
ⓘ
National Banking Act of 1863 ⓘ
surface form:
National Banking System
Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| replaced | use of state banks as federal depositories ⓘ |
| replaces | Second Bank of the United States–style centralized banking for federal funds ⓘ |
| restoration | 1846 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Democratic Party hard-money advocates ⓘ |
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Subject: Independent Treasury System Description of subject: The Independent Treasury System was a U.S. federal financial arrangement, established in the 19th century, in which the government managed its own funds through a network of sub-treasuries rather than using a central national bank.
Referenced by (8)
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