The british colonies were all

a) private ventures financed by individuals or small groups
b) more successful than french colonies in trade with indians
c) profitable to those who provided capital to establish them
d) unable to develop adequately because of the navigation acts

The correct answer is: d) Unable to develop adequately because of the navigation acts.  These laws restricted the use of foreign ships in the commerce of Great Britain and its colonies. Resentment against these laws motivated the war of independence of the United States. All the colonies had to be submitted to the Parliament, they were forbidden to compete with England through any industrial development, the colonies were closed to foreign navigation.

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.  

option d is correct. corroborated sources of historical evidence   is necessary to validate a claim about an event in history.

historians tend to use written sources, but audio and visual materials as well as artifacts are important objects that supply information to modern historians.

historical sources are usually divided into two categories: primary and secondary sources. depending on the historian's intent, some sources shift their designation. determining what type of sources toimplement, and the level of credibility and reliability of those sources, is a significant step in critical thinking for the historian.

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