The Spanish empire in America:
a. included most of the populated part of the New World but few of its natural resources, making the empire rich in people but poor economically.
b. paled in comparison with the ancient Roman Empire.
c. was, unlike the French and English New World empires, a mostly urban civilization.
d. was centered in Lima, Peru.
e. allowed religious freedom and therefore attracted colonists from throughout Europe
Answer: c. was, unlike the French and English New World empires, a mostly urban civilization.
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Why did Prohibition give organized crime a boost?
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A) Its output doubled at the beginning of the 1800s. B) Slaves were indispensable to the growth of sugar in the Caribbean and Brazil. C) Sugar was to Latin America what cotton was to the American South. D) European demand for sugar declined over time before 1860.