Amajor reason the renaissance began in the italian city-states was their 1. military success against the seljuk turks 2. access to goods from the americas 3. location on the mediterranean sea 4. dependence on the teachings of the catholic church

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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