The Currency Act of 1764

question 3

Multiple Choice

The Currency Act of 1764:

• A) prohibited the colonies from making their currency legal tender
• B) created terrible inflation in the colonies
• C) was designed to ease the shortage of hard money in the colonies
• D) said that lenders had to accept paper money in payment of debts
• E) changed the name of the basic monetary unit to "dollar" from "pound"

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