Commercial banking was important to American economic growth before 1860 because banks:
a. advanced loans to almost anyone who had a job or owned land
b. created money or credit and loaned it mostly to reliable borrowers and businesses
c. printed more and more paper money, causing interest rates to decline steadily after the War of 1812
d. hoarded cash, preventing excessive speculation
B
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A) Catherine of Aragon B) Michael Servetus C) Martin Luther D) Ignatius Loyola
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