Colonial production of tobacco satisfied england’s mercantilist interests because: a. it provided a substitute for imported spanish tobacco. b. its poor quality discouraged english youth from smoking. c. it provided a good that could be taxed by the english. d. it ensured that the colonists would remain dependent on england for food

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.