which of the following best analyzes why European trade affected the development of cities in different ways?

Question

A. Europeans failed to change many cities because they were kept at a distance from local colonized peoples.
B. The level of impact Europeans had on a city depended on the amount of access they had to it.
C. European trade ensured that all cities they traded in became highly diverse places of exchange.
D. Europeans completely transformed all cities they encourage because they took control of them.

Answer 1

The best analysis of why European trade affected the development of cities in different ways is:

B. The level of impact Europeans had on a city depended on the amount of access they had to it.

This option recognizes that the extent of European influence varied based on how much they interacted with and accessed different cities, leading to differing levels of development and transformation in those urban areas.