what empires were rich in gold?

I believe the answer would be Byzantine Empire

Kingdom of Ghana

Explanation: Its origins are mysterious, and its history has mainly been told through foreigners, but the Kingdom of Ghana was definitely a powerful empire based on abundant gold.

president jefferson protested this interference in american trade. he sent james monroe to london to negotiate a treaty. jefferson wanted britain to stop taking sailors from american ships, and to stop interfering in the trade of neutral nations. monroe tried many times to discuss such an agreement. but the british foreign minister was always too busy to see him.

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if i am correct the answer is going to be a) the federal program of reconstruction ended.