Question

How did colonial America benefit from competition?

A.
Competition helped the colony cooperate better with England.

B.
Competition led people to migrate in search of new jobs.

C.
Competition made ownership of private property difficult.

D.
Competition helped the new economy grow quickly.

Answer 1

B. Competition led people to migrate in search of new jobs.

Is the most correct answer here because with the new colony came new opportunties. The provinces received influxes of eager, hard working immigrants looking for new jobs and opportuntities. The Southern colonies in particular used slave labour to grow their plantations and expand their businesses and interests. With the creation of the ‘new world’ there was free or cheap land and an abundance of natural wealth to be discovered by opportunists.