The Answer D) Historical Novel
The best way to determine the authors point of view when researching for a thesis paper is to think of what he wanted to say by checking the whole paper and perhaps his recent history of publication. This will give you a good idea what did the author mean by some things he wrote.
A shortage of money
-There was a limited supply gold and other hard currency across the colonies. Also, Paper money was not issued by the government and was not recognized across colonial boundaries. As a result, exchange was mostly conducted through barter trade
In a open primary everybody is allowed to vote and in a closed primary on registered people are allowed to vote. Think of it as a Sale at a store. for a closed sale only members are allowed to get the discounts, but in a open sale you get all of the discounts, even if you are not a member.