Because proportional representation gives votes based on population and due to larger states tending to have a larger population they would get more votes.
Answer: C. Europeans began to search for a water-based trade route to Asia.
Explanation:
Before the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, the Europeans used it to access Asia via the Silk Road. With the conquest of the city, Europeans did not want to go through Muslim Ottoman held territories and so had to find a water-based route to Asia to continue trade.
This was accomplished in 1499 when Vasco da Gama reached India via the ocean and heralded a new age in sea exploration.
Answer:
Congress: Representing the American People
Explanation:
Congress has five main functions: lawmaking, representing the people, performing oversight, helping constituents, and educating the public.
<span>This Date in Native History: On September 4, 1886, the great Apache warrior Geronimo surrendered in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, after fighting for his homeland for almost 30 years. He was the last American Indian warrior to formally surrender to the United States.</span><span>Sep 4, 2013</span>
After the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765, which forced the American colonies to pay a new direct tax in British currency and required that most printed work in the colonies including legal documents, newspapers and other kinds of paper should be printed on stamped paper manufactured in London, South Carolina sent three representatives to the Stamp Act Congress. These representatives were especially vocal and active in their opposition to the British Crown and although Congress would still try to negotiate an amicable compromise with the Crown, it would ultimately seek to sever ties with the Empire.