When the Potosí Mines in Peru Opened in 1545

question 73

Multiple Choice

When the Potosí mines in Peru opened in 1545

• A)the price of silver plummeted for two decades.
• B)European migrants flooded into Peru to get jobs in the mines.
• C)the English fought and lost a war to capture the mines.
• D)the cost of precious metals imported into Europe quadrupled.
• E)None of these are correct.

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