The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 7

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Be it enacted…That from and after [December 25,1733] there shall be raised,levied,collected and paid,unto and for the use of his Majesty…upon all rum or spirits of the produce or manufacture of any of the colonies or plantations in America…the sum of nine pence,money of Great Britain…for every gallon thereof,and after that for any greater or lesser quantity: and upon all molasses or syrups of such foreign produce or manufacture…"
The Molasses Act,May 17,1733
-The excerpt reflects which of the following historical trends from the period 1607-1754?

• A) 17^th century British mercantilist attempts to organize and manage colonial trade
• B) British colonists' indifference to British attempts to organize and manage colonial trade
• C) Colonial resistance to British attempts to organize and manage colonial trade
• D) Evolving ideas of local governance in the British colonies

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