What Was the Most Important Export from the United States

question 78

Multiple Choice

What was the most important export from the United States by the mid-nineteenth century?

• A) Tobacco.
• B) Coal.
• C) Timber.
• D) Cotton.
• E) Wheat.

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Definitions:

Reserve Requirement

A regulation set by central banks that specifies the minimum amount of reserves a bank must hold in relation to customer deposits.

Open Market Purchase

A monetary policy tool where the central bank buys government securities from the market in order to expand the money supply.

Money Supply

The total financial assets present within an economy, inclusive of cash, coins, and the amounts present in checking and savings accounts, at a certain point.

Reserve Requirement Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are required to hold in reserve, either in their vaults or with the central bank, not used for loans.