Explain the Mercantilist System.
What will be an ideal response?
The government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power. It should encourage manufacturing and commerce by special bounties, monopolies, and other measures. Trade should be controlled so that more gold and silver flowed into the country than left it. (England should enjoy the profits arising from the English empire).
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In terms of the nation's economy, Hamilton regarded debt as
A) destructive, certain to dig a hole that would bury the new nation. B) a good thing because it would tie those in debt to the nation's future success. C) neither bad nor good; just a fact of life. D) None of these choices E) All of these choices
Which of the following BEST describes English immigration policy?
A) They wanted to keep the colonies Catholic. B) They limited migration because they did not want to lose population. C) They had a liberal policy for both English and foreign nationals. D) They allowed only English-speaking Protestant settlers.
The royal Inca name Pachakuti translates as
A. Warrior King. B. World Shaker. C. The Chosen. D. Child of the Sun.
For southeastern states such as Vietnam, Funan, and Thailand, in what areas of culture is the process of Indianization the most obvious?
a. military technology b. clothing styles c. language d. caste system e. religion and government