Below is a definition for a word in this passage. What is the word? a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.
declaration
petition
delegate
treaty

During the age of imperialism, the economies of european colonies a) were commercially independent from the europe. b) experienced rapid and complete industrialization. c) eventually became dependent on the european global market. eliminate d) were seen as testing grounds for new and risky technology