The Transportation Act of 1718

A. authorized the exile of British felons to the American colonies.
B. restricted the level of slaves into Pennsylvania.
C. numerated certain colonial exports that were subject to new royal taxation.
D. led to an increase in the number of slaved imported to the Chesapeake.


Answer: A

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