The purpose of fractional reserve banking is to: A. combine the financial services of both commercial and retail
banks.
B. give banks the ability to make loans greater than the value of cash
deposits.
C. prevent banks from charging unfair interest rates to small
businesses.
D. give potential borrowers more options for securing short-term
bank loans.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

new england colonies endured bitterly cold winters and mild summers

the colonists made their living fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding. the fish included cod, mackerel, herring, halibut, hake, bass and sturgeon.