<span>There was a lot of trade in those Italian city-states. All of these ideas and changes in the Renaissance spread through trade. The fact that they were wealthy and could sponsor and patron new artists in the Renaissance also helped. The competition in trade in Italian city-states spurred a competition in new ideas and ways of thinking. </span>
The Agricultural Adjustment Act<span> (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era which reduced </span>agricultural<span> production by paying farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land and to kill off excess livestock. Its purpose was to reduce crop surplus and therefore effectively raise the value of crops.</span>
