The Sugar Colonies in the Caribbean
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What was the primary economic driver of the emerging Atlantic economy in the seventeenth century?

  • Fishing
  • Lumber industry
  • Tobacco and sugar trade (correct)
  • Gold mining

    • Why were the Virginia and Massachusetts colonies considered important despite being valued as marginal investments?

  • They were rich in gold and silver
  • They served as social safety valves (correct)
  • They were the first colonies to establish schools
  • They were key military outposts

    • What was the consequence of the increasing dependence on slave labor in the seventeenth century?

  • Improved living conditions for slaves
  • Increased trade with Asia
  • Decreased population in Africa
  • New understandings of human difference and social control (correct)

    • What made the seventeenth century a difficult period for Britain?

    <p>Religious, social, and political upheavals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did enslaved Africans impact the cultures in the Americas?

    <p>They complicated the collision of cultures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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