Question

Which European country is correctly paired with its primary source of wealth in its New World colonies?

A.) Dutch: trading furs
B.) British: mining gold
C.) French: farming tobacco
D.) Portuguese: trading with Native Americans

Answer 1

The country correctly paired with its primary source of wealth in its New World colonies it's A) Dutch: trading furs.

The Dutch have been sending ships annually to the Hudson river to trade fur since Henry Hudson's voyage in 1609. It ultimately proved impossible to monopolize due to the illegal fur trade.