Which judgement is best supported?

Chronology check: mercantilism is significant when tied to Navigation Acts. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Land, trade and war within BD Restoration England, 1660-1685 and directly supports Study trade, including mercantilism, Navigation Acts and their impact and the slave trade. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

The correct option is mercantilism is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment and uses the same evidence base as Study trade, including mercantilism, Navigation Acts and their impact and the slave trade. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.