Where Did Much of the Capital Needed for Early-Nineteenth-Century Business

question 53

Multiple Choice

Where did much of the capital needed for early-nineteenth-century business expansion come from?

• A) banks and the business community itself
• B) state governments
• C) the federal government
• D) foreign investors

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