Which of the Following Statements Describes the Change in English

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the change in English economic philosophy toward the colonies beginning in the 1650s?

• A) No longer content with a favorable balance of trade with European countries,the English government controlled trade with the colonies.
• B) To increase efficiency,Americans were required to ship their goods to England on the first available vessel,whatever its nation of registry.
• C) Confident in the colonies' solvency,the royal government no longer required payment of American colonial debts in gold or silver coins.
• D) The English required Dutch ships to carry sugar and tobacco from America to England before delivering them elsewhere.

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of how often different values occur within a dataset, often represented in a table or graph.

Quantitative Data

Numerical data that quantifies an object or event, which can then be subjected to statistical analysis.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data.

Stacked Bar Chart

A bar chart in which each bar is broken into rectangular segments of a different color showing the relative frequency of each class in a manner similar to a pie chart.