Despite the importance of sugar production in the Caribbean and of cattle ranching on the mexican mainland--which had a devasting effect on the fragile ecosystem of Central America---it was MINING that shaped the spanish colonies of central and south america most fundamentally.
they held a treaty
Mercantilism was the basic policy imposed by Britain on its colonies. The colonies were captive markets for British industry, and the goal was to enrich the mother country.
They had to pay taxes on sugar to help pay for England's war with France
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Spain and Portugal controlled all trade in their colonies. The colonies were not allowed to trade among themselves or with other nations. They were kept dependent on the mother country. In addition, any effort to develop industry in the colonies was crushed. Latin America had to sell all its raw materials to Spain and Portugal. It had to buy all it's finished products from them, too. This kind of control kept industry from developing in Latin America. Eventually people of Latin America rose up against their foreign rulers.
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There were 13 colonies in America
The New England colonies, the Middle colonies and the Southern colonies.
royal colonies
Proprietary colonies and charter colonies.
Those colonies were established in North, South and Central America.