What does the monk believe caused the Black Death and what reasons
does he provide?

He thinks that the Black Death was a punishment from god.  He thinks this because of the symptoms and the amount of people passing during it.

Explanation:

answer:

it caused mass african migration, african populations to grow, african empires to topple, and racism against slaves to emerge.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.