Question

During colonial times, a system of international interdependence developed between the American colonies and Europe. Which of the following correctly illustrates this relationship?

The colonies relied on manufactured goods from Europe. Europe relied on raw materials from the colonies.
The colonies exported slave labor to Europe for farm work. Europe exported raw materials to the colonies.
The colonies relied on rum and sugar from Europe. Europe relied on shipbuilding supplies from the colonies.
The colonies exported tea to Europe. Europe exported sugar and cotton to the colonies.

Answer 1

B?

Answer 2

No, I don't think it is B. Slave traders made there way to both Europe and the Americas. The colonies themselves didn't send slave work to Europe.

It's not D either. If anything it was the other way around. England sent tea to the colonies and the colonies sent sugar and cotton (but that changed from 1765-1775).

Do you think it is either A or C?

Answer 3

C
(Sorry i had to use the bathrooom)

Answer 4

Haha it's alright :)

I don't think it is C. Sugar crops were highly popular in early America at that time (they brought excellent money, as did the tobacco and cotton crops.)

I think it is A. The colonies had more raw materials than Europe, hence all their exporting of crops such as sugar, cotton, and tobacco. Europe prized these, that's why when the colonies were under England there was barely a tax on anything (that's why the tax on tea was so outrageous). The colonies in return ordered silks (and other cloths), ,furniture, and other fine manufactured goods from Europe.

Answer 5

Oh okay I thought it was C

Answer 6

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's A...because Europe actually relied on the colonies for rum and sugar. Well, I mean, the colonies did manufacture a lot of goods themselves, but they still heavily relied on England for most of the manufactured items. And I know that England relied on them for raw materials because they lacked their own.