Multiple choice

Identify the negative aspect of British mercantile policies.

  1. No market for colonial products

  2. Decline of the colonial shipbuilding industry.

  3. No trade advantages with British possessions.

  4. Restricted the natural economic growth of the colonies.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mercantile policies forced colonies to trade primarily with the mother country and limited their ability to manufacture goods, which restricted the natural economic development of the colonies.

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