The Inflation of the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries

question 16

Multiple Choice

The inflation of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries

• A)brought an abrupt halt to commercial expansion.
• B)was the result of too little money in circulation.
• C)caused a decline in the standard of living for wage earners and those on fixed incomes.
• D)was caused largely by a shrinking labor force.
• E)All of these are correct.

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