An Open Market Purchase

question 30

Multiple Choice

An open market purchase

• A)decreases the price of Treasury securities and also decreases their yield.
• B)increases the price of Treasury securities and decreases their yield.
• C)increases the price of Treasury securities and also increases their yield.
• D)decreases the price of Treasury securities and increases their yield.

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Definitions:

Spanish Florida

A territory that was controlled by Spain from 1513 until 1821, covering most of what is currently the state of Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.

Mestizos

Individuals of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, a term originally used in the Spanish colonies to describe people of this mixed heritage.

Spanish Borderlands

The territories in North America that were under Spanish control from the 16th to the 19th centuries, including parts of what are now the United States and Mexico.

Colonial Leadership

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