Trade (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What was mercantilism designed to do?
What was mercantilism designed to do?
Benefit the British economy
What percentage of colonial goods were sold outside the British trading network?
What percentage of colonial goods were sold outside the British trading network?
About 10 percent
What did the 1733 Molasses Act impose on molasses from non-British territories?
What did the 1733 Molasses Act impose on molasses from non-British territories?
Very high taxes
What type of goods did the colonists primarily export to Britain?
What type of goods did the colonists primarily export to Britain?
Raw materials
What percentage of all British American exports did tobacco make up?
What percentage of all British American exports did tobacco make up?
Approximately 45 percent
Which colonies made up the Chesapeake region?
Which colonies made up the Chesapeake region?
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina
What financial support did Britain provide to colonial businesses?
What financial support did Britain provide to colonial businesses?
Insurance services and loans
Where was rice cultivation primarily located?
Where was rice cultivation primarily located?
South Carolina
What type of labour did tobacco and rice plantations rely on?
What type of labour did tobacco and rice plantations rely on?
Enslaved labour
What happened to many poor colonists as plantations expanded?
What happened to many poor colonists as plantations expanded?
Forced to migrate northward
Who typically handled the transportation and commerce of colonial goods?
Who typically handled the transportation and commerce of colonial goods?
British ships and merchants
Why did land suitable for tobacco and rice become extremely expensive?
Why did land suitable for tobacco and rice become extremely expensive?
High profitability of these crops