Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?
A) France
B) The Netherlands
C) Britain
D) Spain
E) Portugal
Ans: B) The Netherlands
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A) guaranteed the right to vote to all male citizens of the United States. B) left essential control of suffrage requirements to the states. C) required the southern states to provide public education to freedmen. D) contains the word "male" — the first time that word appears in the Constitution.