Refer to the passage. Which of the following best describes the effect of the
law described in the passage?
"From thence forward no Goods or Commodities
whatsoever shall be Imported into or Exported out of any
Lands, Islands, Plantations, or Territories to his Majesty
belonging or in his possession or which may hereafter
belong unto or be in the possession of His Majesty, His
Heirs and Successors in Asia, Africa, or America in any
other Ship or Ships, Vessel or Vessels whatsoever but in
such Ships or Vessels as do truly and without fraud
belong only to the people of England or Ireland, Dominion
of Wales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweede, or are of the
built of, and belonging to any of the said Lands, Islands,
Plantations, or Territories as the Proprietors and right
Owners thereof and whereof the Master, and three
fourths of the Mariners at least are English under the
penalty of the Forfeiture and Loss of all the Goods and
Commodities."
O The law supported the development of manufacturing
in the colonies.
O The law kept the benefits of trade completely within
the British Empire.
The law gave the colonies a competitive advantage in
dealing with Britain
O The law encouraged specialization and
interdependence in crop production.