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It is because of something called mercantalism. Mercantalism was where raw materials were sold to the mother country rather cheaply. The mother country would manufacture goods from this material and sell it back to the colonies at a greater price than the cost of the material bought. Although, this also occurred with British colonies.
Mercantism was the idea that a nation's existence depended on power, and power depended on wealth. To gain wealth a country had to have colonies. These to provided a constant source of raw materials and become markets for the manufactured goods to the country that owned them or their "Mother Country."
The country that claimed the land west and north of the 13 colonies was France and Spain claimed the land south of the colonies
The English economic policy toward the colonies was called mercantilism. Mercantilism basically states that the colonies exist for the good of the mother country and have no rights except what the mother country grants. This policy was not workable because of the great distance between England and the New World. The great distance forced the colonists to create their own government, and create their own rights, legal system, etc.
Colonies could buy goods from other countries besides the mother country. Colonies would ship raw materials to the mother country.
provide raw materials for the mother country
People who lived in the colonies had to sell and buy materials from their MOTHER COUNTRY ONLY.
to provide raw materials for the mother country
Mercantilism guided the British to view the New World as a place filled with raw materials. They expected the American colonies to serve their mother country by collecting these materials and giving/trading it with it's mother country as well as it's sister countries.
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If trade expands in the colonies it will make the colony stronger and more popular (more settlers) and the trading products will go the the mother country
It is because of something called mercantalism. Mercantalism was where raw materials were sold to the mother country rather cheaply. The mother country would manufacture goods from this material and sell it back to the colonies at a greater price than the cost of the material bought. Although, this also occurred with British colonies.
The goal of a mercantilist economy was to support the parent country and make them more money. Colonies were used to get raw materials shipped back to the parent country so they could produce goods and sell them for money. The parent country also made money on the taxes they put on everything that had to be shipped to them from the colonies before they could be shipped somewhere else.
what country had trading colonies in the mediterranean
Tribute is money that a weaker country is forced to pay a stronger country.
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