Bland-Allison bill reintroduces silver standard in USA

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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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Date of occurrence 1878-02-28

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After five years of economic depression, the Bland-Allison Act reintroduces a silver standard in the USA, forcing the Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into monetary circulation.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bland-Allison bill reintroduces silver standard in USA". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18758, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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