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This refers to the omission of the silver coin. Silver prices then dropped in 1876, this was the reaction that was intended by the Coinage Act of 1873.
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This act prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts.
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The model T was introduced by Henry Ford. This was known as the first affordable automobile. This made it a very common item for families to have. The rich and the poor could afford transportation with this invention.
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This amendment allows the congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States census.
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The Federal Reserve Act is an act of congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System. The central banking system of the United States is basically what this is.