Under Adam Smith's economic system of mercantilism, colonies were established by powerful nations in order to __________
A) supply raw materials to the mother country
B) produce manufactured goods needed to compete directly with markets in the mother country
C) develop a system of intercolonial commerce to strengthen their own economies
D) encourage greater exports of commercial goods to the mother country
A
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The Paleolithic way of life meant that people were living __________.
A. in small groups B. in tropical zones C. under military rule D. without adequate nutrition
The tensions between the physical world and the mysteries of the Christian faith were reflected in
A) Gothic architecture. B) the design of a classical temple. C) Romanesque architecture. D) the layout of a basilican church. E) the fortresses of the early Middle Ages.
The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the:
a) housing crisis. b) farming crisis. c) banking crisis. d) tariff crisis.
The majority of Afroeurasian states in the sixteenth century were organized as
A. tribute-paying dependencies. B. republics. C. proto-democracies. D. monarchies.