Which of the following was not a cause of the fi nancial crash of 1857?
(a) infl ux of gold from the california gold rush
(b) overproduction of grain
(c) land and railroad speculation
(d) decline in the price of cotton overseas
(e) infl ation of currency

It would be an "(A) Influx of gold from the California Gold Rush" that was not a cause of the financial crash of 1857, since this gold almost always went to person use--and there wasn't that much of it relative to the entire US economy. 

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1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.