What is simony? 1. being excommunicated from a church 2. praying to saints or the virgin mary 3. selling religious positions for money 4. buying forgiveness from sins

How was rockefeller able to build his monopoly across the oil industry? he found newer and cheaper ways to refine oil, increasing his profits. he confined his business to ohio so he could buy all the refineries there. he bought up oil refineries, cut costs, and reinvested his profits in other refineries. he began to sell kerosene as well as oil, expanding his market.

Lloyd’s of london was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. a major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. what were these risk-takers known as? a. joint-stock companies b. investors c. underwriters d. merchants e. capitalists

Which statements describe thomas jefferson? select the three correct answers . a.first secretary of state b.second president of the united states. c.considered a liberal. d.father of the democratic-republican party remember choose 3 that are correct! thx