Author Question: Why was the economic growth of New York slow during the colony's early years? a. Continued Dutch ... (Read 73 times)

joe · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

Neo-Platonism contributed to the rise of modern science because

a. it insisted that observations had precedence over theories.
b. Plato had proposed a heliocentric view of the universe.
c. it promoted skepticism about man's sensory perceptions.
d. it strengthened the impulse to describe nature mathematically.
e. it stated that everything emanated from one source, thus all problems had a solution.

Question 2

Why was the economic growth of New York slow during the colony's early years?

a. Continued Dutch resistance to British rule created instability and an atmosphere of economic uncertainty.
b. The colony attracted few settlers because of its record of religious intolerance.
c. The colony's tax policies deprived investors of much-needed capital.
d. The Duke of York's decision to grant the Jerseys to friends deprived the colony of a great deal of fertileland.