Secret_Ad_1506
Secret_Ad_1506 t1_j639b7v wrote
Reply to comment by TacoS4Me-69-420 in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
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Secret_Ad_1506 t1_j63cas5 wrote
Reply to comment by TacoS4Me-69-420 in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
Hah, that’s actual lunacy. Andrew Jackson literally caused the panic of 1837 by ending the regulations the 2nd bank had.
Also, he kickstarted the trail of tears?