How Did the Increase in British Imports to the Colonies

question 2

Multiple Choice

How did the increase in British imports to the colonies in the 1700s affect American culture?

• A) The colonists produced fewer of their own homespun goods, which made them less reliant on old traditions.
• B) The colonists no longer relied on imports from other countries and became less connected to French and Spanish cultures.
• C) The same British goods were sold throughout the colonies, which gave colonists a collective background and brought them into greater contact with each other.
• D) The colonists of different colonies developed interests in different British imports, which led to greater isolation and greater identification with their own region.
• E) The colonists were introduced to new British traditions through the imports they bought, and lost much of their original American culture.