D. To open shops and sell goods
Prosperity led to the creations of many works of art
The Debeers Company is and the British East India Company were trade monopolies and represent some of the earliest mega-corporations. Debeers Company controls a majority of diamond trade in the world market. The British East India Company held tight control over the trade markets in the East Indies, including East and Southeast Asia.
The South’s economy in the 1850s is best described as "Plantation-based and highly agricultural," since the environment of the South was highly conducive to farming, and slavery was highly depended on up until the Civil War. <span />
At the spring of 1774, between May and June, the so-called Intolerable Acts take place: The British Empire imposes four drastic measures to Massachusetts, removing its self-government and its independence in matters of law. This was product of the Boston Tea Party. This act prompted the 13 Colonies to reach an agreement to boycott the products of Great Britain. Then, in September of that same year, the colonial delegates met to plan and organize an opposition against the impositions of the British Empire in the Continental Congress.
