Yes, at least, the colonists considered it so. It made it very difficult and expensive for all colonists to get goods.
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Europeans changed the economy from a model of producing foods for need to mainly the production of cash crops. All crops produced by Africans were exported and prices were set by the colonies. Africans were not allowed to grow these cash crops to benefit themselves.
