Question

Use the following chart to answer the question:

Event Impact
1545: silver discovered city of Potosi founded
1545-1650: mining flourishes city grows to 160,000 population
after 1650: mining production wanes city population shrinks

Which of the following inferences does the chart support?
Some colonial cities existed almost entirely to process raw materials.
With less silver to mine, there was less demand for slaves in Potosi.
Silver mining creates many environmental hazards and spreads diseases.
When the mines gave out, the Spanish abandoned the colony entirely.

Answer 1

@JustSaiyan

Answer 2

Well we can see that when they found silver, the population grew, and when they stopped finding silver, it shrank, this means they moved on, making the answer D.

Answer 3

A*

Answer 4

Not D, my mistake.

Answer 5

thats ok. ty :)

Answer 6

You're welcome.