The passage mainly discussesPregunta 11Seleccione una:A.the English monetary policies in colonial AmericaB.American money from past to presentC.the American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuriesD.the effect of the revolution on American money

The passage indicated that during the colonial period, money wasPregunta 12Seleccione una:A.used extensively for tradeB.scarceC.coined by the colonistsD.supplied by England

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period?Pregunta 15Seleccione una:A.tobaccoB.wampumC.cottonD.beaver furs

It is implied in the passage that at the end of the Revolutionary War, a paper dollar was worthPregunta 17Seleccione una:A.almost nothingB.exactly one dollarC.just over one dollarD.just under one dollar

The pronouns “it” in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?Pregunta 16Seleccione una:A.trade in goodsB.the warC.the Continental CongressD.paper money

The next questions refer to the passage below.“Among the various species or modifications of liberty, of which on different occasions we have heard so much in England, I do not recollect ever seeing any thing yet offered on behalf of the liberty of making one’s own terms in money lending....No man of ripe years and of sound mind, acting freely, and with his eyes open, ought to be hindered, with a view to his advantage, from making such bargain, in the way of obtaining money, as he thinks fit: nor, (what is a necessary consequence) any body hindered from supplying him, upon any terms he thinks proper to accede to.... You, who fetter contracts; you, who lay restraints on the liberty of man, it is for you to assign a reason for your doing so.”Jeremy Bentham, Defence of Usury [Charging of Interest], 1787QuestionBentham’s argument in the passage is best explained in the context of theResponsesgrowth of mercantilismgrowth of mercantilismcreation of joint-stock companiescreation of joint-stock companiesincreasing use of credit for complex financial transactionsincreasing use of credit for complex financial transactionsdevelopment of England’s railroad and canal network