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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Global Competition

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The tenfold increase of merchandise imported from Great Britain to Africa over the course of the 18th century is indicative of
  1. The growing competition with the Portuguese
  2. The British loss of Caribbean colonies
  3. The limitations of other markets
  4. The industrialization of Africa
  5. The height of slave trade
Explanation
Answer: E - The dramatic increase in British goods sent to African during the 18th century indicates the rise of the slave trade. As the British colonies developed, both in North America and the Caribbean, they were driven by production of sugar, tobacco, indigo, and other cash crops that required a significant labor force. The slave trade had been part of the European economy for centuries; however, it reached unprecedented heights as the British Empire developed in this period.
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