Question

All of the following were important colonial industries except: a. tobacco production. b. production of ships’ stores. c. manufacturing of finished metal products. d. shipbuilding.

Answer 1

c. manufacturing of finished metal products.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the colonial periods (1492-1760) in America, tobacco farming, shipbuilding and production of ships store was a huge commercial activity. However, the manufacture of finished metal products did not start until the period of the industrial revolution 1760-1820.