All of the Following Factors Contributed to the Panic of 1837

question 46

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors contributed to the panic of 1837 EXCEPT the:

• A) withdrawal of European investments
• B) failure of the 1836 wheat crop
• C) tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels
• D) depression in Britain
• E) wave of failures of state banks

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Cost Differences

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