The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.
Answer: The answer would be C if not then its A
Explanation:
1. <span>Captive slaves were taken from the coast of Africa to the Americas. = Middle Passage.
The term Middle Passage refers to the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas (the West Indies, to be more precise) which occurred in the 17th century. Many slaves died during this transportation, and many would die in the Americas due to harsh working conditions.
2. </span><span>Sick captive slaves were thrown overboard, since their deaths were covered by insurance. = Zong Ship Tragedy.
This term refers to the event when slavers who were transporting many slaves on the ship decided to kill a large number of them in order to ensure safe retrieval of healthy slaves, as well as to get money from the dead ones because they were insured.
3. </span><span>Raw materials from the Americas were shipped here to be manufactured into finished goods. = Europe.
It was common practice to produce goods in the Americas, and then transport them to Europe where they would be made into actual finished products. The Americas didn't have such sophisticated technology at the time whereas Europe did.
4. </span><span>Slaves on plantations here harvested tobacco, cotton, sugar, and other crops. = the Americas.
Slaves were sent to the Americas to work on plantations of their owners, for which they wouldn't be paid (or they would get limited amount of resources which were enough to keep them alive). They would harvest whatever was needed to make profit at the time.
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The main cause of shays rebellion where the large amount of debt the farmers where experiencing in the 1780s. another cause is the lack of economic crisis laws in massachusetts. Some other causes where because of bad harvests economic depression and high taxes threating farmers with the loss of their farms.
