Jackson's Specie Circular resulted in
a. a land boom
b. the federal government's paying off its debt
c. an economic depression
d. state banks issuing more and more banknotes not backed by gold or silver
e. the issuing of charters to banks by the states
Ans: c. an economic depression
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