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Did the theory of mercantilism was based on the idea that colonies existed primarily for the economic benefit of the mother country?

(True) that is the theory of mercantilism.


Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide enconomic benefits for Great Britain?

I believe you're slightly confused. Mechantalism was an economic theory that said that for a country to be wealthy and powerful, it had to export more than it important and the colonies were to be founded for the sole purpose of making money for the mother country. Britain founded its American colonies because of this theory.


What economic practices that existed under manorialism would not exist under capitalism?

Answer choices would be helpful here.However, the general difference between mercantilism and capitalism is that mercantilism is more restrictive than capitalism. Mercantilism is the economic policy that a metropole should have a number of colonies that provide it material wealth, unrefined resources, and a market for its goods. As a result, according to mercantilism, the colonies were required to engage in two general behaviors: (1) The colonies were locked into exclusive trade between the colonies and the metropole and were not allowed to trade with any other nation or colony. (2) No manufactures or complex goods could be made in the colonial territory. As a result the colonies would provide wealth to the metropole by trading their natural resources for less than they would be worth and by buying manufactures for much more money.As a result, entrepreneurial colonists that wanted to make manufactures or to trade with other parties engaged in smuggling. This kind of smuggling disappears significantly when trade restrictions are lifted.


Why did mercantilism required strong central government?

Mercantilism involved strict governmental control over the colonies to maintain the largest margin of wealth possible. Such control required strong centralized governments rather than the small scattered kingdoms that had existed during the feudal era. As smaller kingdoms merged together to form nations under one ruler, they were better able to compete in the mercantilist system


Which of these conditions must have existed during the second four-year period?

Deflation

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Did the theory of mercantilism was based on the idea that colonies existed primarily for the economic benefit of the mother country?

(True) that is the theory of mercantilism.


The idea that colonies existed to benefit the mother country called?

Mercantilism.


Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide enconomic benefits for Great Britain?

I believe you're slightly confused. Mechantalism was an economic theory that said that for a country to be wealthy and powerful, it had to export more than it important and the colonies were to be founded for the sole purpose of making money for the mother country. Britain founded its American colonies because of this theory.


This was the economic philosophy that control of imports was the key to enhancing the health of a nation and that Colonies existed to serve the home country as a source of raw materials and a market f?

Mercantilism


How would have the Colonies been different if Free Enterprise and not mercantilism was the economy before the revolution?

If enterprise system was used before the revolution in the colonies then colonies would exist today mercantilism stated colonies only existed for the better of the mother country and because of that came the sugar act hat act and ect. therefore leaving them with no profit and barely able to support their families and on top of that they had to take care of English troops who live in their homes


In what centuries did mercantilism exist in Europe?

Mercantilism existed during the16th century. It means that riches is the basic power or it is the basis of a power of one's country


Describe three ways that European powers strengthened their economies in the 1500s and 1600s?

European powers adopted the policy of mercantilism by which colonies existed for the benefit of the parent country. Europeans regulated trade with their colonies, sold monopolies to industries or trading companies, and imposed tariffs to protect their industries from competition.


What economic practices that existed under manorialism would not exist under capitalism?

Answer choices would be helpful here.However, the general difference between mercantilism and capitalism is that mercantilism is more restrictive than capitalism. Mercantilism is the economic policy that a metropole should have a number of colonies that provide it material wealth, unrefined resources, and a market for its goods. As a result, according to mercantilism, the colonies were required to engage in two general behaviors: (1) The colonies were locked into exclusive trade between the colonies and the metropole and were not allowed to trade with any other nation or colony. (2) No manufactures or complex goods could be made in the colonial territory. As a result the colonies would provide wealth to the metropole by trading their natural resources for less than they would be worth and by buying manufactures for much more money.As a result, entrepreneurial colonists that wanted to make manufactures or to trade with other parties engaged in smuggling. This kind of smuggling disappears significantly when trade restrictions are lifted.


What colonies were in debt to England through trade?

Great Britain practiced a policy of mercantilism, where its colonies existed solely to benefit the mother country. This aggressive economic policy, coupled with the Navigation Acts which forced the colonies to engage in trade with Britain only, resulted in a massive deficit of the colonies to the British Crown. Up until the beginning of the American Revolution, most, if not all, of the original thirteen colonies were indebted to Great Britain.


British monarch who thought the colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country?

British monarch who thought the colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country


What main political group existed in the colonies in the 1770.?

The loyalist and the Patriots were the two main political groups who existed in the colonies in the 1770's, got it? OK?


What main political groups existed in the colonies In the 1770s?

The loyalist and the Patriots were the two main political groups who existed in the colonies in the 1770's, got it? OK?