How was Louisiana impacted by Napoleon’s rise to power in France? It was invaded and controlled by French troops after they put down a slave revolt in Haiti.

It was returned to France by Spain because they wanted to avoid a potential war with Napoleon.

It became a place where people escaped to avoid persecution in France because they opposed Napoleon.

It declined in population when Napoleon became emperor and all immigration from France ended.

The right answer is:

A: The stock market crash caused a panic   >   people rushed to pull money out of the banks   >   Banks did not have enough money for everyone.

Explanation

The aforementioned excerpt is from "American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940" and it describes a group of men in New York City who made a living by collecting and selling junk from their pushcarts.

It specifically refers to the stock market crash of 1929 during which there was a collapse of stock prices. It was the worst decline in U.S. history.

People were forced to sell businesses and take out their life savings. Unemployment took place later as businesses failed.