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strangeaffliction · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The influence of mercantilism on the British economy is illiustrated by the fact that, between 1700 and 1750:

A) England's share of world wealth fell steadily.
B) the value of colonial trade grew substantially.
C) slavery gradually declined in the colonies.
D) Spain rapidly outstripped England as an economic power.

Question 2

Mercantilism led to competition between nations because the world economy was considered:

A) to be constantly expanding.
B) a zero-sum game.
C) to be constantly shrinking.
D) based on credit rather than goods.

Question 3

The effect of mercantilism on warfare was to:

A) maximize it through trade rivalries.
B) stabilize it through economic cooperation.
C) condemn it as damaging to international economies.
D) reduce the likelihood of war as nations concentrated on commercial activities.

Question 4

The essence of the European theory of mercantilism was the belief that:

A) slavery was the preferred trading base for economic activity.
B) governments should not attempt to regulate their economies.
C) the state should exert political control of the economy.
D) colonies were detrimental to the economic well-being of a nation.

Question 5

The most obvious effect of slavery on the economy of the British Empire was seen in the:

A) growth of ports and shipping.
B) high unemployment rates of non-slave agricultural workers in the Empire.
C) decline of investment in industrial development.
D) lack of industrial development.