Three miles south of Vera Cruz
Yes it is absolutely true that Mercantilism stressed the importance of colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for manufactured goods made in the mother country. This was a theory that was favored by the Europeans during the 17th and the 18th centuries. The existence of the colonies also depended on the acceptance of this theory during that time.<span />
The Erie canal was started in 1817 and was finished in 1825 at a length of 363 miles.
Answer: There are a few factors that come into play:
1) Greece is an archipelago, so the different city states that rose were isolated by the Mediterranean Sea
2) Greece is very mountainous, so the city states that arose on the mainland, or smaller islands were separated by the mountains.
I don’t understand what this is asking but ok 20+57=77