Read a piece by Sokoloff and Engermann at the beginning of the semester about how the original factor endowments in the New World colonies set up the initial levels of democracy between newly independent North and South American countries.

You read a piece by Sokoloff and Engermann at the beginning of the semester about how the original factor endowments in the New World colonies set up the initial levels of democracy between newly independent North and South American countries.

Do you still think those endowments matter after reading the article for this week? Explain your answer.