The event that contributed most to Spain's seventeenth-century crisis was
A) the expulsion of Spain's converted Moors.
B) the decline of Spanish industry.
C) population decline as a result of epidemics.
D) the decline in the inflow of American treasure after 1650.

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The decline in the inflow of American treasure after 1650 significantly impacted Spain's economy, contributing to its seventeenth-century crisis by reducing the wealth that had previously fueled Spain's golden age and military campaigns.

The Event That Contributed Most to Spain's Seventeenth-Century Crisis Was