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21 — THE COINAGE ACT OF FEBRUARY 12 , 1873 20 > The Mint Act of 1792 — one of Alexander Hamilton's important accomplishments - called for the minting of gold and silver at a ratio of 1 to 15 , the standard weight of the gold dollar to ...
21 — THE COINAGE ACT OF FEBRUARY 12 , 1873 20 > The Mint Act of 1792 — one of Alexander Hamilton's important accomplishments - called for the minting of gold and silver at a ratio of 1 to 15 , the standard weight of the gold dollar to ...
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24 - THE SHERMAN SILVER PURCHASE ACT OF JULY 14 , 1890 23 As a result of the clamor of the easy - money people and the silver interests — for silver once more began to be mined , and the Coinage Act of 1873 had virtually demonetized ...
24 - THE SHERMAN SILVER PURCHASE ACT OF JULY 14 , 1890 23 As a result of the clamor of the easy - money people and the silver interests — for silver once more began to be mined , and the Coinage Act of 1873 had virtually demonetized ...
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hundredths grains of pure silver , and to issue in payment for such purchases of silver bullion Treasury notes of the United States to be prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury , in such form and of such denominations , not less than ...
hundredths grains of pure silver , and to issue in payment for such purchases of silver bullion Treasury notes of the United States to be prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury , in such form and of such denominations , not less than ...
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Contents
Economic Provisions of the Constitution of the United States | 7 |
The Land Ordinance of May 20 1785 | 13 |
The Tariff and Tonnage Acts of July 4 and July 20 1789 | 15 |
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| Title | Major Documents in American Economic History: From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900) An Anvil original, 55-56 Volume 55 of Anvil books Volumes 55-56 of Anvil original Volume 1 of Major Documents in American Economic History, Louis Morton Hacker |
| Editor | Louis Morton Hacker |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Jul 2007 |
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