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28 Σεπ 2023 · Currency Act — Quick Facts. Key facts and important details about the Currency Act of 1764 for kids doing research and students studying for the AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam.
The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. The Acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency.
WHEREAS great quantities of paper bills of credit have been created and issued in his Majesty’s colonies or plantations in America, by virtue of acts, orders, resolutions, or votes of assembly, making and declaring such bills of credit to be legal tender in payment of money: and whereas such bills of credit have greatly depreciated in their ...
2 Οκτ 2020 · The Currency Act of 1764 was the second and most impactful of two laws passed by the British government during the reign of King George III that attempted to take total control of the monetary systems of all 13 colonies of British America. Passed by Parliament on September 1, 1764, the act extended the restrictions of the Currency Act of 1751 ...
On September 1, 1764, Parliament passed the Currency Act, effectively assuming control of the colonial currency system. The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency.
15 Ιουλ 2019 · The Currency Act was legislation that placed restrictions on the issuing of paper money in the American colonies. It was passed by the British Parliament in April 1764 after lobbying from British merchants, who were concerned about being paid in paper money that quickly lost its value.
26 Απρ 2022 · It regulated currency in the colonies and abolished paper money in favor of a monetary system based on the pound sterling. The act was passed to help protect British merchants and creditors from depreciating paper money that was used in the colonies.
