All of the Following Are True Statements About the Panic

question 15

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true statements about the Panic of 1837 except

• A) Several hundred banks in New York City shut down.
• B) It was the worst depression in U.S. history, except for the Great Depression of the 1930s.
• C) People in the western territories were spared from the worst effects of the crisis.
• D) Land speculation and paper currency issues helped trigger the economic downturn.
• E) The Specie Circular was a major contributing factor.

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