The answer is: B.Individuals mined all of the gold, then the silver.
At that time, precious metal such as gold and silver were seen as the commodities that provide largest amount of wealth in shortest period of time. (very similar to owning a website during the dot.com bubble in 1995)
This cause individuals who live in that time period to make heavy efforts to mine all of the gold and silver that available near them.
I believed we are Representative b/c we have people elect representatives to run the government. So we are a representative democracy.
The United States uses sanctions as a way to punish foreign countries. Sanctions are essentially economic punishments made by one country against another. These punishments can include trade restrictions, tariffs (taxes on imported goods), or trade barriers. By implementing a sanction, one country is hurting another country's economy and financial well being.
In using these, the US hopes that the country who they punish will change whatever policy the US disagrees with.
The U.s. really hates Commuism