An economic consequence of the material wealth returned to Europe due to colonization and exploration was a. increased upward mobility for lower-class citizens. b. a greater reliance on industry rather than agriculture. c. increased government spending on public works initiatives. d. high unemployment, as wealth shifted from goods production to the financial sector.

Option:  b. a greater reliance on industry rather than agriculture.                                

Explanation:

The colonial empire appears to have had both a positive and negative impact on Spain. The colonial possessions increased the power and prestige of the Spanish crown in Europe. The arrival of gold and silver bullion made Seville one of the chief ports of Europe. The colonial trade promoted shipbuilding industries in northern Spain. The economic of Spain remain weak as agriculture was not well developed because of infertile lands. Sheep farming began to take place in these lands.                        

not  

cuba  

russia  

iraq  

el salvador  

explanation:

known as the land of volcanoes, el salvador has visit seismic tremors and volcanic movement. it is the main nation in central america that does not have a coastline on the caribbean sea. about portion of all salvadorans live in the wide open. they are poor and don't have power or running water in their homes. in 1525, pedro de alvarado, a lieutenant of cortés's, vanquished el salvador. el salvador, with alternate nations of central america, pronounced its freedom from spain on sept. 15, 1821, and was a piece of a league of central american states until the point when that association broke up in 1838.