The "Money Question" of the 1870s Was the Question Concerning

question 80

Multiple Choice

The "money question" of the 1870s was the question concerning

• A) how to balance the federal budget without raising taxes.
• B) whether or not to issue more paper money.
• C) whether paper money should be green or yellow.
• D) whether or not Jim Fisk should go to jail for attempting to corner the gold market.
• E) how to spend the growing federal surplus.

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