The British colonies were all

a) Private ventures financed by individuals or small groups

b) More successful than French colonies in trade with Indians

c) Profitable to those who provided capital to establish them

d) Unable to develop adequately because of the Navigation Acts

The correct answer is: d) Unable to develop adequately because of the navigation acts. These laws restricted the use of foreign ships in the commerce of Great Britain and its colonies. Resentment against these laws motivated the war of independence of the United States. All the colonies had to be submitted to the Parliament, they were forbidden to compete with England through any industrial development, the colonies were closed to foreign navigation.