Which of the Following Statements About the American Colonial Economy

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the American colonial economy is LEAST accurate?

• A)The colonies could legally only receive manufactured goods that originated in or passed through England.
• B)The Crown viewed the colonies chiefly as suppliers of raw materials.
• C)Smuggling foreign goods into the colonies was common practice, tacitly accepted by many colonial governors.
• D)Throughout colonial history, the colonists funded their own defense and could not count on British forces for protection.
• E)The colonial legislatures' power of the purse gave them significant leverage over colonial governors.

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