Which of the following was not a cause of the fi nancial crash of 1857?

AInfl ux of gold from the California Gold Rush
BOverproduction of grain
CLand and railroad speculation
DDecline in the price of cotton overseas
EInfl ation of currency

Verified Answer :

It would be anĀ "(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.