When the Potosi Mines in Peru Opened in 1545

question 86

Multiple Choice

When the Potosi 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 the above.

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