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Which event brought about the Panic of 1873?
the end of the Civil War
the start of Reconstruction
several banks ran out of money
several major stocks crashed

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Several banks ran out of money.

The immediate trigger was the failure of Jay Cooke & Company (overextended in railroad investments) in September 1873, which caused bank failures, credit contraction, and a stock panic that led to the Panic of 1873 and the ensuing Long Depression.