SAT US History Practice Question

Mercantilist policies contributed to the desire of the American colonies to become independent from Britain for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

1. A.they restricted the colonies' trade with French, Dutch, and Spanish colonies in America.
2. B.they restricted colonial production.
3. C.they involved the exercise of British authority over the colonies.
4. D.they restricted trade among the different British colonies in America.
5. E.they required that colonial goods go through British ports on their way to other countries.