High School U.S. History & Government - 08/04 Regents

Multiple-Choice Exercise
From the New York State Education Department. United States History & Government Regents Examinations. Internet. Available from
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  1. In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by

    1.   encouraging the development of manufacturing in the colonies
    2.   outlawing the African slave trade
    3.   establishing laws against business monopolies
    4.   limiting the colonies’ trade with other nations