The Immediate Cause of the Panic of 1819 Was

question 1

Multiple Choice

The immediate cause of the Panic of 1819 was

• A) the flooding of the American market with cheap British goods.
• B) the collapse of the Bank of the United States.
• C) the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819.
• D) the difficulty of obtaining credit.
• E) a sudden collapse of cotton prices.

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Definitions:

Epicardium

A thin layer of tissue that forms the outermost part of the heart's wall.

Depolarization

The process in which the resting membrane potential of a cell becomes less negative, making the cell more likely to fire an action potential.

Pacemaker Cells

Specialized heart cells that generate and regulate the heart's rhythm.

Afterload

The force the heart must overcome to pump blood during the contraction phase.