Only Britain has a collective name for them; it's called the "Commonwealth".
Mercantilism
France integrated its colonies into the home country through a process called assimilation. This policy aimed to make the colonies more French by imposing French culture, language, and institutions on the local population.
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Mercantile system. The concept is that by keeping the resources of colonies for itself, the home country can become wealthier and more powerful.
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Colonies were important in the mercantile economic systems because they were markets in which to buy products from the home country.
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Yes, "colonies" is a concrete noun because it refers to physical entities or places that can be seen, touched, or experienced, such as a group of people living in a particular area established by another country.
The Navigation Acts were imposed on the American colonies by England in order to restrict trade with every country except England. It affected them negatively because they were no longer allowed to trade with anyone except their home country, and therefore their goods and supplies were being controlled. Trade was kept inside the British Empire, and for the most part, the colonists obeyed the acts. However it was one of the things that sparked tension between the colonies and England.