(04.05 mc)
use the following chart to answer the question:
event
1545: silver discovered
impact: city of potosi founded
event: 1545-1650: mining flourishes
impact: city grows to 160,000 population
impact: city population shrinks
event: after 1650: mining production wanes
which of the following inferences does the chart support?
1.some colonial cities existed almost entirely to process raw materials.
2.with less silver to mine, there was less demand for slaves in potosi.
3.silver mining creates many environmental hazards and spreads diseases.
4.when the mines gave out, the spanish abandoned the colony entirely.