Which of the Following Were Considered the Most Promising Avenues

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were considered the most promising avenues to acquiring speedy wealth in the American colonies?

• A) practicing law
• B) commercial ventures and land speculation
• C) fishing
• D) manufacturing
• E) buying and selling slaves

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Definitions:

Division

A mathematical operation involving the process of calculating how many times one number is contained within another.

Multiplication

A mathematical operation that calculates the total of repeatedly adding a number to itself a specified number of times, symbolized by the sign ×.

Evaluate

To assess or examine something thoroughly in order to determine its value or worth.

Fraction

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, represented by two numbers divided by a line, indicating parts of a whole.