What was Genoa's response to the actions and growing power of the Venetians?
A) Genoa was unable to recover from the loss of trade and instead prided herself upon her technological innovations for seafaring.
B) Genoa combined her knowledge, resources, and limited trade with Portugal to explore the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
C) Genoa was limited in her trade to the western Mediterranean. Therefore, she continued exploration in a westerly direction across the Atlantic.
D) Genoa continued to fight for eastern Mediterranean Sea ports until she grew too weak and was overtaken by Milan.
E) Genoa combined her knowledge, resources, and limited trade with Spain to explore the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
C
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Abraham Lincoln enacted policies to protect ____________ as a reward for votes after he was elected president.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
President George Washington's principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to
(a) repay France for help in the Revolutionary War (b) protect United States interests in the Caribbean area (c) safeguard the newly won independence (d) punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory