Question

The German speaking region during the first half of the nineteenth century were

Answer 1

Answer:

German-speaking regions in the first half of the 19th century faced economic hardships. (1) Napoleons administrative measures had created out of countless small principalities a confederation of 39 states. (2) Each state possessed its own currency and weights and measures. A merchant travelling from Hamburg to Nuremberg had to pass 11 customs barriers and pay a customs duty of about 5% at each one of them. (3) Different weights and measures were big obstacles to economic exchange and growth as it involved time consuming calculation.