The most important thing was to be able to be a market for the colonial masters. It was often the case that the colonial masters used the colonies as a market because they had a mercantilist policy.
They used the colonies to sell their goods, and often traded with them, such as slaves. Sugar and tobacco were important for the american colonies that europe took. Coming out of Africa, slaves were the main market.
C.) Houston should resign from the state government.
Answer: C. U.S. citizens would purchase more goods from the E.U. for less money
When U.S. dollar becomes an equivalent of one euro and inflation occurs the likely scenario is that, U.S. citizens are expected to buy lots of goods from the E.U. for a lesser money.