Read the passage below. first, the class made a list of the different places they wanted to visit. next, each student voted on the place they would most like to visit. since the baltimore aquarium received the most votes, it was decided that the class would go there. however, the vote was extremely close, and the baltimore streetcar museum came in second. what cause-and-effect signal word appears within the paragraph? first next since however

Since.

Explanation:

Since the Baltimore Aquarium received the most votes, it was decided that the class would go there. The cause-and-effect structure is a way of organizing and informational text that explains why something happened. In this case, the decision of going to the Baltimore Aquarium was made is the effect. The cause of this decision was the number of votes this option received. The word that signals the effect is since.

The answer is A.

Explanation:

a.indigo and cochineal

b.animal hides

c.silver and gold

e.cacao beans and sugarcane

idk if you found them already or not but you probably did but the one closer to sea level is raleigh.