Question
Grievance 16: “For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world.”
- from the Declaration of Independence, 1776
The grievance above reflects the colonists’ attitude regarding which colonial economic system that was utilized by the British?
Responses
A MercantilismMercantilism
B FeudalismFeudalism
C SocialismSocialism
D Monarchism
- from the Declaration of Independence, 1776
The grievance above reflects the colonists’ attitude regarding which colonial economic system that was utilized by the British?
Responses
A MercantilismMercantilism
B FeudalismFeudalism
C SocialismSocialism
D Monarchism
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The grievance reflects the colonists’ attitude regarding the economic system of **A. Mercantilism**. This system was characterized by the belief that the government should regulate the economy to increase national power, often through control of trade and commerce, leading to restrictions on colonial trade with other nations and emphasizing that colonies should benefit the mother country.