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What was the economic policy of Europe in the 1500s through the 1700s that forced the colonies to buy British goods?
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Mercantilism
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What religious movement swept through Europe and the british colonies that laid the foundation for the American revolution?
religious movement swept through europe and the colonies in the mid 1700s
What helped make Europe a global economic power?
Europe became a global economic superpower by exploiting the resources of its colonies. Mercantilism was an economic system by which European countries benefited economically from their colonies.
Where did the British colonies get their people from?
They were mostly from Europe and primitive America.
Why was europe through an economic crisis?
We love pie
Where did british colonies export goods to?
England, Southern Europe, and also West Indies!
Why did people in Europe decide to move to the british colonies during the 1600s and 1700s?
The people in Europe decided to move to the colonies during the 1600s and 1700s because they wanted religious freedom.
Where did the British establishe colonies at?
All over the world. The UK had colonies in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, China, India, Africa, Australia, and many islands in all the oceans were British Colonies.
What made middle colonies successful?
they allied the french and other countries in Europe and planned to attack the british... later on the british finally surrendered.
Consider the type of economic activity in Europe shown in this image. Which feature of European economic systems in the Americas supported this type of activity?
Monopolies in the colonies controlled the trade of raw materials sent to Europe to be turned into finished goods.
Between 1650 and 1750 what was the most valuable export from the british and french colonies of the new world to europe?
Cotton
Where did the British colonies export the goods to?
England, Southern Europe, and also West Indies!
What was the economic relationship of the colonies to Europe during the period?
The economic relationship was called Mercantilism. In this system raw goods are sold by the colonies to the "mother" country. The "mother" country would then process and manufacture these goods into a product and sell them back to the colonies at a higher rate. This way, the mainland would make a surplus while the colonies would lose money.
