Because the rise of merchants weakened the power of monarchs making the peasants leave their manors for towns where they could find work. Also, agriculture stopped being profitable bec merchants imported food so there was no more need for agriculture
The minimum number of electoral votes any state can have is 3. This is because the number of electoral votes for a state is equal to the size of its representation in Congress and each state-owned should have atleast three represetative.
Unclear question, however I inferred you referring to the country–Democratic Republic of Congo.
Explanation:
Sadly, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been faced with severe economic challenges for decades. This African Nations has an economy that thrives on agriculture. However, due to decades of civil unrest in the country it has been faced poor economic progress.
For example, commenting on the economic challenges of the country, the World Bank states that majority of the country's population (64%) lives on less than $1.90 a day.
"manacles of segregation"
"chains of discrimination"
"lonely island of poverty"
"ocean of material prosperity"