Answer:
Expansion and Resources
Explanation:
Europeans were religiously motivated to spread their faith to other places and wanted to expand their relatively small country by acquiring more land. They also wanted more resources to trade to increase wealth and vary their own resources.
The senate has advice and consent powers. This means they do things such as sign treaties. The house focuses more on reviewing bills.
Answer:
Monopolies are bad for the economy because lack of competition allows a few to set prices, stagnate competition.
Explanation:
How did the rich take advantage:
The rich had ready capital to either buy out smaller competitors or drive them out with undercut prices until the competitor failed, then prices to consumer went back up even higher.
It happened in the early industrial revolution: Rockefeller/Standard Oil,
Carnegie and JP Morgan= Steel industry
Still going on today, especially in the tech arena.
Able to manipulate what we buy, the way we think, etc.
We need to be responsible, situationally aware consumers.
Answer:
Decline food production: Higher prices
Famine: Malnutrition, starvation, and death
Heavy rains and flooding: Destruction of crops
Cooler summer temperatures: Shorter growing season
