EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England.
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England encouraged the colonies to seek independence.
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The colonies were required to send manufactured goods to Europe.
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The British opposed the use of slave labor in the colonies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -"(1) Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England” is the only statement that is most accurate about British colonial policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate? Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mercantilism was a popular economic philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries. In this system, the British colonies were moneymakers for the mother country. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes the British colonial policy called mercantilism? Answer: C-Exercising British control over economic activities in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mercantilism exists to increase a country’s wealth through its exports. British economic growth was propelled by raw materials supplied by its colonies so the nation could export finished products. Mercantilism brought about many acts against humanity, including slavery and an imbalanced system of trade.