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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. Civilization Fund Act - Wikipedia

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    Civilization Fund Act. An Act making provision for the civilization of the Indian tribes adjoining the frontier settlements. The Civilization Fund Act, also known as the Indian Civilization Act, was an Act passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1819. The Act encouraged activities of benevolent societies in providing education for ...

  4. New Deal - Wikipedia

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    The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression. It was widely believed that the depression was caused by the inherent instability of the market and that government ...

  5. American nationalism - Wikipedia

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    American nationalism is a form of civic, ethnic, cultural or economic influences [1] found in the United States. [2] Essentially, it indicates the aspects that characterize and distinguish the United States as an autonomous political community. The term often explains efforts to reinforce its national identity and self-determination within its ...

  6. 1776 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    American Revolution: Battle of Harlem Heights is fought, and won, making it Washington's first battle field victory. The 7th Maryland Regiment is authorized. The 7th North Carolina Regiment is raised at Halifax, North Carolina. The 11th Pennsylvania Regiment is authorized. The Delaware Constitution of 1776 is adopted.

  7. Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 - Wikipedia

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    The Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was passed on April 8, 1935, as a part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.It was a large public works program that included the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the National Youth Administration, the Resettlement Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and other assistance programs.

  8. Bills of credit - Wikipedia

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    The Refunding Certificate was a type of interest-bearing banknote that the United States Treasury issued in 1879. They issued it only in the $10 denomination, depicting Benjamin Franklin . Their issuance reflects the end of a coin-hoarding period that began during the American Civil War , and represented a return to public confidence in paper ...

  9. National Historic Preservation Act - Wikipedia

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    The National Historic Preservation Act ( NHPA, Pub. L. 89–665, 80 Stat. 915) is legislation intended to preserve historic and archaeological sites in the United States of America. The act created the National Register of Historic Places, the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State Historic Preservation Offices .