Which of the Following Was a Consequence of the Increasing

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a consequence of the increasing wealth of European states?

• A) A growing division arose between monarchs and merchants.
• B) An expanding diet led to a decrease in European tooth decay.
• C) European states grew rich enough to wage almost unceasing wars against one another.
• D) People started to believe that European states should open up their colonial markets to trade with their European rivals.

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