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British promoters of mercantilism believed their New World colonies were subservient and had a duty to serve their mother country by selling their goods directly to Britain. That is why the 13 colonies were founded on the Atlantic coast. Further west of the colonies were French-occupied territories and Florida was under Spanish rule at the time.

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