​A Significant Characteristic of the Commercialism in the Seventeenth Century

question 83

Multiple Choice

​A significant characteristic of the commercialism in the seventeenth century was

• A)​English imports came almost exclusively from the East Indies.
• B)​the shift to a global economy.
• C)​the prosperity of a nation depended on the amount of colonies it held.
• D)​the development of a ​laissez-faire ​philosophy.
• E)​imported products were beginning to filter down to merchants and artisans.

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