Which of the Following Statements About the American Colonial Economy

Which of the following statements about the American colonial economy is LEAST accurate?

A) The colonies could legally only receive manufactured goods that originated in or passed through England.
B) The Crown viewed the colonies chiefly as suppliers of raw materials.
C) Smuggling foreign goods into the colonies was common practice, tacitly accepted by many colonial governors.
D) Throughout colonial history, the colonists funded their own defense and could not count on British forces for protection.
E) The colonial legislatures' power of the purse gave them significant leverage over colonial governors.