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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

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The way that illegal smuggling affected the Portuguese Empire was that C. It caused economic hardship in the empire.

How were the Portuguese affected by smuggling?

The Portuguese Empire was one of trade and relied on its many trading posts around the world to make profits.

Illegal smuggling therefore led to economic hardship for the Portuguese because they could no longer make as much profits.

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