If the U.S. Treasury in 1865 had decided to make the dollar convertible into gold at the pre-War rate,

a. relatively cheap British goods would have been highly desired by American consumers.
b. the U.S. treasury would have quickly found its stock of gold depleted.
c. British citizens would have converted large amounts of pounds into dollars.
d. All of the above are correct.
e. Only a and b are correct.


e. Only a and b are correct.

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