The Standard of Living Rose for All Property-Owning Americans in the Colonies

question 98

Multiple Choice

The standard of living rose for all property-owning Americans in the colonies in the eighteenth century for which of the following reasons?

• A) Overseas demand for American exports never slowed during the course of the century.
• B) The passage of tax reform legislation by Parliament gave the American colonists more spendable income.
• C) Instead of buying expensive British imports, the colonists bought less expensive goods manufactured and crafted in the colonies.
• D) The price of British imports fell relative to the income that Americans earned from their exports.

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Definitions:

Emotionally Healthy

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