Which american colony was the first to have a government with elected representatives

Which european country lost control of lebanon and syria-their middle east mandates-in the 1940s? a) britain b) france c) germany d) italy

What are objects called that have value in and of themselves as well as value as a means of exchange? custom commodity money currency simple money

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%