USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The main goal of most of the British colonial policies was to what?
A
Allow American colonists greater self-government.
B
Encourage immigration to the colonies.
C
Encourage Americans to trade with other European colonies throughout the United States.
D
Enable Great Britain to raise revenues and control trade.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The aim of mercantilism was to structure the financial foundation of the nation-state – the emerging postmedieval governmental mode that rapidly replaced feudal localism in northern and western Europe after the mid-fifteenth century – so that the state could survive and prosper.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British employed the ‘Divide and Rule’ policy to control India. This created a division among the Indians in terms of religion and political thought.

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