When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545
A) the price of silver plummeted for two decades.
B) European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines.
C) the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines.
D) the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled.
E) None of these are correct.
D
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A) They were enslaved and deported. B) They fell into bankruptcy and poverty. C) They gained wealth by buying slaves. D) They gained wealth by buying land.
The women in which country served in combat during World War II?
A) Soviet Union B) Germany C) United States D) France
Why is Augustus Caesar considered the greatest of the Roman emperors? What were his successes and failures?
What will be an ideal response?
Indian societies in North America:
a. made little distinction between gender roles b. tended to divide tasks according to gender. c. put women in important political positions d. did not allow women to exercise any control over social or economic matters