In the old Chesapeake colonies, tobacco leaves were used to make payments and to pay fines and taxes. Which of the following problems would it be most likely to have had as a form commodity money?

a) Its value was not easy to determine.
b) It was not durable.
c) It was not divisible.
d) It was not readily accepted by many people.


Ans: b) It was not durable.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What will be an ideal response?

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