The answer for this would be option A. The Atlantic slave trade benefitted the economy of Britain's New England colonies since plantation owners <span>were able to grow more crops. During the 18th century, among the richest people include merchants who dealt with slaves as well as slave-owning planters. Hope this answers your question.</span>
The correct answer is <span>D.New England's shipbuilders earned profits by providing ships for the triangular trade.
New England wasn't a territory known for things like crowing crops or sugar or anything similar because of the terrain and the climate. They focused on things such as shipbuilding or whaling or similar endeavors. They developed the shipbuilding industry and these ship were used by traders because they were of good quality.</span>
