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

Question

Responses

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

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 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.

Answer 1

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

This response reflects how Britain's mercantilist economy aimed to control trade and ensure that the colonies would primarily support British economic interests, limiting their ability to trade freely with other nations.