The British government expected the colonists in America to harvest valuable resources and ship them back to England. In return, England protected the colonies and provided them with finished products manufactured from those natural resources. Which economic relationship is described in the passage above?

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The British government expected the colonists in America to harvest valuable resources and ship them back to England. In return, England protected the colonies and provided them with finished products manufactured from those natural resources.  Which economic relationship is described in the passage above?

anonymous · Answer

Well that sound like they were bartering because the definition for bartering (according to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) is to exchange things (such as products or services) for other things instead of for money.