By the eighteenth century, consumer goods such as books and ceramic plates

A) were found in many colonial residents' homes.
B) were specifically banned in the colonies by the Navigation Acts.
C) were rare in the colonies, thus demonstrating that the colonists lived in a premodern world.
D) were manufactured in several mainland English colonies but had to be shipped to England for sale.
E) were almost entirely Dutch-made.

Consumer Goods

Products that are purchased for consumption by the average consumer, including durable goods, non-durable goods, and services.

Navigation Acts

A series of laws enacted by the British Parliament in the 17th century, aimed to tighten the government's control over trade between England, its colonies, and the rest of the world.

Colonial Residents

Individuals who lived in territories under the control and governance of a foreign power during the colonial period.