In the First Half of the Nineteenth Century,paper Money

question 60

Multiple Choice

In the first half of the nineteenth century,paper money:

• A) could be issued only by the Second Bank of the United States.
• B) was illegal.
• C) promised to pay the bearer on demand a specific amount of gold or silver.
• D) never changed its value because of U.S.government guarantees.
• E) never exceeded the amount of money that the bank printing it held in its vault.

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