During the high middle ages, how did pilgrimages for the crusades affect the economy? 1) there was a negative effect on the economy because towns had to pay to build more roads for travel. 2)there was a positive effect because those who joined the crusades no longer had to be supported financially. 3) they hurt the economy because people moved away from towns and villages and traveled to other places. 4) they stimulated the economy by increasing trade and creating a need for additional taverns and inns.

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?