The financial Panic of 1819

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

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Economic Crises

Dates

Date of occurrence 1819

Places

United States (Location)

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It was the first major economic depression in the US, producing political division and calling for the democratization of state constitutions and an end to imprisonment for debt.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The financial Panic of 1819". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10858, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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