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AP U.S. History Exam 1.7. Over time, how did the trade shown in the image impact the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies?
- Economic and Imperial Goals of Colonizers / English Colonization
- Early British Colonies / Chesapeake and North Carolina
- Early British Colonies / New England
- Early British Colonies / The Middle Colonies
- Early British Colonies / Southernmost Atlantic Coast and British West Indies
- Competition and Conflict Between Europeans and American Indians / The New Atlantic Economy
- Evolving Political and Cultural Attitudes in the Colonies / British Efforts to Regulate the Colonies
- Slavery in the English Colonies / Colonial Participation in the Atlantic Slave Trade
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by colonial dependence,
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an over-reliance on your large intestine.
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Okay.
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Over time, how did the trade shown in the image - right here -
Full Transcript
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impact the relationship between Britain
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and its North American colonies?
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Hmm. And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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Okay. After Virginians made it through the first
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rough winters at Jamestown
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and started growing profitable crops,
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Britain knew it had hit the colonial jackpot.
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More or less.
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Was a result of this lucrative trading system
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between and its North American colonies that
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B - colonial dependence on Britain
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increased due to its role in the slave trade?
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Well, quite the opposite, really.
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With Atlantic trade flourishing, the colonists grew
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increasingly less dependent -
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or they grew more independent -
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on their mother and father land.
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So that knocks out B and D.
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Was the impact of the trading system on British-colonial relations
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that C - Britain shifted its focus from North America
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to Africa as a provider of resources?
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Huh. Well, though Africa also had natural resources,
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Britain saw the continent more as a means to an end.
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A terrible end, really, but an end nonetheless.
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So it's not C, either.
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That means the triangular trade impacted
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the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies because
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A - Britain's desire to continue trading
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led to increased control over their colonies.
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In hopes of staying in power and maintaining strong ties,
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Britain responded to the colonies' increasing independence
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by tightening the reigns, hoping to solidify their control.
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So A is the right answer.
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Of course, cracking the whip eventually led to the colonies'
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declaration of independence,
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robbing Britain of the most valuable jewel in its crown.
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Sorry, guys. You should've been more generous with the stock options.
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