Well the governors were mean and didnt want to eat their children
Colonies did not benefit from this because they wanted to trade with richer outside countries.
The Colonies were important because they supply Great Britain raw resources and material.
The British encouraged Americans to export raw goods to Britain. PLATO!!
Mercantillism~When everything is done for the good of the Mother Country. Ex: The 13 Colonies (Southern, Middle, New England) they were all gathering raw materials to ship back to Britan (British), to be transformed into everyday items. Then they were shiped back to the 13 colonies. The 13 colonies then sold them for a profit. (which was shared with the mother country.
Raw Materials and markets for British products.
Economics
Well the 'colonies' did not exist before so yes.
The colonizers used the resources of their colonies to grow their own economies.
British monarch who thought the colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country
They mined gold.
Strong colonies
Having colonies benefited European countries, not colonies, by having a favorable amount of trade. The colonies helped support the Mother country.