How did illegal smuggling affect the portuguese empire? a. the portuguese rulers profited from it b. it caused a war between spain and portugal c. it caused economic hardship in the empire d. it led portugal to expand its colonies i need its unit 4 lesson 9, 7th grade test if you have the other answer that would be great

The illegal smuggling caused economic hardship in the Portuguese empire.  During the 8th and 9th Centuries, tobacco became the major product in the Portugal. Tobacco’s importance as a commercial product had in fact grown steadily after 1620, and by the early 1700s, the monopoly on its sale had become one of the country’s most precious sources of income.

Together with spices, tobacco became the principle item of exchange for products from the Far East and for slaves taken from the coast from the West Africa.  

apart from being against desegregation, governor of georgia eugene talmadge opposed as well to the work progress administration, an ambitious program of the "new deal" created by president franklin d. roosevelt to overcome the great depression after world war i. talmadge disagreed with welfare spending, job training and organized labor. according to his ideas, he thought the government was spending too much money on this, and he wasn't willing to accept a wage higher than georgia's lower average wage. besides, talmadge strongly opposed to the "new deal" as he thought it had communist ideas.