Refers to European policies that aimed at guaranteeing prosperity by making the European country England as self-sufficient as possible by eliminating its dependence on foreign suppliers, damaging its foreign competitor's commerce.
it didn't
Britain had something to do with mercantilism, and they used the colonists to benefit themselves.
To increase the nation's (great Britain's) total wealth
to produce raw materials for Great Britain
to produce raw materials for Great Britain
it didn't
Britain had something to do with mercantilism, and they used the colonists to benefit themselves.
Britain this is why some American merchants revolted
To increase the nation's (great Britain's) total wealth
to produce raw materials for Great Britain
Colonies do not contribute to the economic success of Great Britain
to produce raw materials for Great Britain
Mercantilism consists of high tariffs, a monopoly on trade, and low wages. The colonies were only allowed to trade with Great Britain and then they had to buy back the goods that they had originally sold to them except Great Britain had manufactured them into other items.
Colonies do not contribute to the economic success of Great Britain
to provide raw materials for the mother country
Britain used Mercantilism to create a very favorable balance of trade for themselves. Parliament used the policy of Mercantilism to exclusively benefit Britain above anyone else. The colonies were to sell raw materials to Britain, where they would then be manufactured into products to be sold in Europe, and back in the colonies. The arrangement banned the colonists from competing with manufacturing.
The Colonies were important because they supply Great Britain raw resources and material.