Identify how trade barriers in the colonies fit into Britain’s mercantilist economy.(1 point)

Question

Responses

Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonists to trade with British companies.
Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonists to trade with British companies.

Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonists to trade with any but British companies.
Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonists to trade with any but British companies.

Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonies to engage in the triangular trade route.
Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonies to engage in the triangular trade route.

Trade barriers made it difficult for Britain to export goods to the colonies.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Trade barriers made it difficult for the colonists to trade with any but British companies.

This aligns with Britain's mercantilist economy, which aimed to ensure that the colonies served the economic interests of the mother country by channeling trade exclusively through British entities, thus limiting colonial trade with other nations.