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Why have the fortunes of most of the English gentry degenerated?
The Fortunes of English gentry have degenterated because they have had to pay for domestic costs in England.
How did bartolomeu pay for his expedition?
Bartolomeu Dias led the first European expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. As he and his crew explored the shores of Cape Good Hope, they were attacked by indigenous people. In addition, low food supplies and rations had the crew on the verge of mutiny, he claimed the area for Portugal and headed home. Once in Lisbon, they were met with the cheers of their countrymen..
Which of theses was a contributing factor to the conflict between England?
The colonies did not want to pay taxes to the British monarchy. This was because they thought they were just being used and taken advantage of by the monarchy, and that they were lazy.
What is feudal justice?
Feudalism was not only a system of governing it was also a system of local justice. William the Conqueror used feudalism to pay back the vassals for helping him in the conquest of England. The land they conquered was given to the knights and to the nobles. The vassals would give a ceremony in thanks to the lords and to pay their homage.
What was Triangular-trade?
Triangular TradeThis term has been applied to several trade routes where Country 1 ships Product A to Country 2 where it is traded for Product B which is shipped to Country 3 and exchanged for Product C which is then shipped to Country 1 and traded for Product A. The most famous triangular trade route was Slaves from Africa to the CaribbeanSugar and Molasses from the Caribbean to New EnglandRum from New England to Africa.Triangular Trade pertaining to Colonial America, England, Africa, and the West IndiesTriangular trade was the system of trade and transport that various goods took in the time leading to the American Revolution.For example, England transported manufactured goods to the New World, which shipped out various resources. Slaves were transported from Africa to the West Indies, to the New World. England also received resources from the West Indies. There was also a transport of goods between England and Africa.There were various advantages and disadvantages for both the Colonies and England with this system. Ultimately, it benefited England the most, which got:profitscheap resourcesan assured marketsomewhere to dump a surplus of goodsEconomic/Political self-sufficiencycontrol of the gold supplyDisadvantages for England included:having to deal with/investing in the North American Coloniesneeding to pay for the army in thereAdvantages for the Colonies included:access to expensive goodsa guaranteed market for its resourcessupport of the Empire and its armyslavesDisadvantages included:needing to pay high prices for manufactured goodsreceiving low profits from resourcesneeding to pay taxes to support the Empire
