Question

What was the main reason that the Dutch East India Company was established in 1602?
A.
to control the buying and selling of African slaves
B.
to establish areas in India in which Dutch colonists could settle
C.
to encourage people from India to move to the Netherlands
D.
to create a monopoly in trade with Asia and Africa

Answer 1

B.) makes the most sense...

Answer 2

What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage which began in 1519?
A.
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
B.
It was the first voyage to sail through the Northwest Passage.
C.
It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe.
D.
It was the first European voyage to reach Australia and New Zealand.

Answer 3

that's sloppy but A??

Answer 4

no C?

Answer 5

A.) should be the answer...

Answer 6

YEA Y DID I PUT C THAT DONT MAKE SINCE SMH

Answer 7

sense* and calm down, its fine lol.

Answer 8

A market economy relies on the free market to set pricing through supply and demand. How is mercantilism different than a market economy?
A.
In mercantilism, everybody has equal amounts of goods and services.
B.
In mercantilism, the slave trade decides the pricing instead of the government.
C.
In mercantilism, the government decides pricing instead of the consumer.
D.
In mercantilism, goods and services have no price tag.

Answer 9

i ain't meant to put it in caps :O

Answer 10

B.) sounds right.

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

What was the effect of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India in 1498?
A.
Portugal and Spain agreed to share ownership of overseas territories.
B.
Portugal ended all sea voyages because of the expense.
C.
Portugal began trading directly India.
D.
Portugal was invaded by the Indian army.

Answer 13

c.)

Answer 14

Mercantilism was an economic system developed by European countries in the 16th century. One of the basic principles of mercantilism was that countries needed to have wealth in order to have power. What role did slavery play in the mercantile system?
A.
Europeans found that slave labor was quite inefficient and not profitable.
B.
Slave labor made it possible for industrialization to take place in Europe.
C.
European countries spent all of their wealth on slaves, and their power diminished.
D.
Slave labor enabled European countries to earn huge profits on crops grown in the Americas