Question

Identify each of the statements regarding goldsmiths and the evolution of banks as either true or false. Receipts for gold deposits were nontransferable. Because what became paper money issued by goldsmiths depended on the amount of gold deposited, goldsmiths could not actually create money. The earliest banks backed deposits 100% with gold. Early banks' ability to create money was limited only by the goldsmiths' prudence and judgement. The development of paper money and the banking system was due in large part to convenience.

Answer 1

1. False

2. false

3. True

4. False

5. True

Step-by-step explanation:

Receipts for gold deposits were nontransferable. (False)

Because what became paper money issued by goldsmiths depended on the amount of gold deposited, goldsmiths could not actually create money. (False)

The earliest banks backed deposits 100% with gold. (True)

Early banks' ability to create money was limited only by the goldsmiths' prudence and judgement. (False)

The development of paper money and the banking system was due in large part to convenience. (True)