For the British, the major economic role of the American colonies was
a. to produce manufactured goods the English did not want to produce
b. to produce crops such as tobacco
c. to provide food and materials for the other British colonies
d. to produce raw materials such as lumber
e. both B and D above
Answer: e. both B and D above
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