Refer to the image. A drawing of Elmina Castle in Ghana in 1660. A large castle sits on a peninsula. Smaller homes are behind the castle. Small ships are in the water.
A view of the Portuguese-built Elmina Castle in Ghana, ca. 1660

Which of the following innovations contributed most directly to the establishment of European trading posts such as the one depicted in the image?

Gunpowder
Caravel ships
Cartography
Steam engine

B, Caravel Ships

Explanation:

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the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.

the correct answer is d

a conference committee is a group of congress representatives appointed by the senate and the house to reach an agreement over a bill that had different versions in each chamber. this is due to the fact that, to pass a law. both the house and the senate must agree on the exact same content and wording of the bill to present it to the president.