Question

Which of these is not a way in which the European countries benefited from the colonies in the new world?

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) the colonies provided an overland route by which to trade.

The statement that is not a way in which the European countries benefited from the colonies in the new world is "the colonies provided an overland route by which to trade."

What the colonies did provide to the British crown were raw materials that were needed for manufacturing in Europe, products from the colonies that were sold for big profits, and income for the taxes imposed on the colonies.

The problem that the colonies had with the British monarchy was the heavy taxation that was imposed such as the Navigation Acts, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Tea Act, and the fact that the colonies did not have voice or representation in the British Parliament.  

Answer 2

The European colonies were acrross the Atlantic ocean. Therefore they did not provide an overland route by which to trade. Trde with the colonies was trans oceanic by sea.