Congressional currency, known as the continental, was backed by ______.

a. gold reserves in Philadelphia
b. bank deposits in New York
c. the promise of the government to pay its debts
d. tax receipts collected from the states

c. the promise of the government to pay its debts

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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By comparison with most other democratic countries, the tax burden on American citizens is higher than_________ other countries' citizens

A) ?almost all B) ?about three-fourths C) ?about half of D) ?about one-fourth E) ?almost no

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