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How did the Navigation Acts set limits on colonial exports?

A
Goods had to be shipped to British ports before being sold to other countries.
B
Ships from other countries could only deliver limited goods to the colonies.
C
The colonies were taxed on items they received from other countries.
D
The colonies were not allowed to ship any goods to Britain.
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How were the Navigation Acts of 1651 and the Molasses Act of 1733 alike?

A
They both put limits on colonial trade.
B
They both shut down colonial ports.
C
They both forced the colonies to trade with the Dutch.
D
They both eliminated taxes on colonial imports.
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Minerals were an important resource in which American colonies?

A
the New England colonies
B
the middle colonies
C
the southern colonies
D
all of the colonies
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Why did some American colonists engage in smuggling and piracy?

A
to collect more money for the British government
B
because that was a way to obtain goods cheaply
C
to stop imports from sailing from other countries
D
because there were no consequences for breaking the law
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How did the Navigation Acts impact the thirteen American colonies?

A
The colonies could ship exports directly to other countries.
B
The colonies could receive imports directly from other countries.
C
The colonies made a greater profit on exported goods.
D
The colonies had to pay heavy taxes on certain imported goods.
6

In which American colonies were cash crops raised for sale or export?

A
the New England and middle colonies
B
the middle and southern colonies
C
the southern and New England colonies
D
the southern, middle, and New England colonies
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Why was molasses important to the thirteen American colonies?

A
There was no tax on molasses, so it was cheap to import it.
B
Britain was forced to buy molasses from the colonies.
C
The colonists needed molasses to make rum, a valuable export.
D
Molasses was a raw material that was found only in the thirteen colonies.
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Why did the thirteen American colonies want to purchase goods from the West Indies?

A
The West Indies were the only places that would trade with them.
B
The West Indies were the only places that made high-quality goods.
C
The West Indies gave the colonies the chance to trade with other countries.
D
The colonies wanted to avoid a potential conflict with the West Indies.
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Which of the following statements best describes the thirteen American colonies’ view on trade?

A
The colonies could get the best prices for finished goods that were purchased from Britain.
B
The colonies purchased finished goods only from Britain because other nations sold items of poor quality.
C
The colonies needed to purchase all finished goods from Britain because they were unable to manufacture their own.
D
The colonies often could get better prices on finished goods from nations other than Britain.
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The American colonists wanted to import molasses from other countries in order to

A
operate machines.
B
burn in lamps.
C
make rum.
D
replace sugar.

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