All of the following were important colonial industries except: a. tobacco production. b. production of ships’ stores. c. manufacturing of finished metal products. d. shipbuilding.

c. manufacturing of finished metal products.

Explanation:

During the colonial periods (1492-1760) in America, tobacco farming, shipbuilding and production of ships store was a huge commercial activity. However, the manufacture of finished metal products did not start until the period of the industrial revolution 1760-1820.

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.