The first alternative is correct (A).
England has created a Colonial Pact with its colonies, with the reason of explores them to the maximum. According to the Colonial Pact, the colonies could only buy manufactures from England, so that it had complete freedom to impose the tariffs it pleased for the entry and exit of goods. In this context, England sought raw materials in the colonies at low cost and produced the manufactures that were sold in the colonies at high tariff prices.
