Mercantilist theories caused European nations to abandon their overseas colonies.
they lost their lands and they lost their properties.
Never according to some of the game websites.
Some lost colonies, most notably England lost the American colonies. Other countries overthrew their leaders, most notably France's King Louie.
Mercantilism theories did not cause European nations to abandon their overseas colonies. Mercantilism, in fact, motivated colonial expansion and war.
The year in which colonies were found
they lost their lands and they lost their properties.
Lost Planet Colonies - 2008 VG is rated/received certificates of: USA:T
Germany
Sparta
Germany lost her African colonies after WW1 so there were no colonies to occupy in WW2.
Not only would the colonies have lost a lot of territory without New York and Virginia, the colonies would have lost a large percentage of it's population. The colonies would have also lost wealth and New York and Virginia were two of the wealthiest colonies.