Why did trade between Britain and America diminish in the 1790s?

A) Lucrative new markets opened up for America in Spain and France.
B) Britain entered into a prolonged depression.
C) The Americans wanted to find new and better trading partners.
D) Britain no longer gave the former colonies preferential tariffs.


Answer: D

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