Democratic (constitutionalist) President Jackson issues the Specie Circular requiring that all payments for federal lands be made in lawful Money (gold and silver Coin).
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 10 [Clause 1]
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Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 2]
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References:
Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 356.
Current U.s. National Debt:
