Which of the following does not describe a way in which the Age of Exploration helped Portugal and Spain establish economic dependence? They were able to locate their own trade routes and break free from the hold Italy had over foreign trade.
They were able to establish colonies in new lands and claim all the territory's riches for themselves.
They received financing from Italy to sponsor voyages that would later bring them riches from new trade routes.
They conquered new territory and had access to new raw materials and products that opened up new markets for the countries.

for the united states of america, 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. it was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist united states and its allies politically opposed the soviet union and other communist countries; the cold war had begun.

explanation:

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

which statement best describes the relationship between the fourteenth amendment and the african american civil rights movement?