THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (A).WHILE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR THE COLONIESTEST...

83. The correct answer is (A).While in any given year the coloniesTest-Taking Strategymay have exported more to England than they imported from it, the

The key word is

generally.

data supports the generalization that the colonists bought morefrom England than they exported to it (5 out of 9 years and morethan 2 million pounds sterling). Choices (B) and (D) are true state-ments about the mercantilist system, but they are irrelevant to thedata on the table. Choice (C) is not borne out by the data on thetable; in 1770, after the French and Indian War, exports were up,but imports decreased. Choice (E) is an incorrect reading of the dataon the table.