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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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The british used the principle of mercantilism to justify?

legal authority over colonies


Under the British system of mercantilism the American colonies served primarily as a?

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies primarily served as sources of raw materials and markets for British manufactured goods. This economic policy aimed to enhance Britain’s wealth and power by ensuring that colonial resources were directed to the mother country, while also restricting colonial trade with other nations. The colonies were expected to produce commodities like tobacco, cotton, and timber, which could be exported to Britain, reinforcing the economic dominance of the British Empire.


Did British mercantilism forbade the importation of any non-British goods into the colonies?

I am pretty sure that, that's true.


How was mercantilism connected to the transatlantic slave trade?

They all went to the colonies. They were all sent from the British.


How did the British practice mercantilism?

The British practiced mercantilism by establishing a system that aimed to increase national wealth through a favorable balance of trade. They achieved this by monopolizing trade with their colonies, ensuring that raw materials were sent to Britain for manufacturing and finished goods were sold back to the colonies. The Navigation Acts enforced this system by requiring that goods shipped to and from the colonies be transported on British ships, thereby strengthening the British economy and limiting colonial trade with other nations. This approach ultimately contributed to tensions that led to the American Revolution.

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What war was between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism?

The American Revolution was the war between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism.


What political influences shaped the governments of British colonies?

it was the same as the BritishObviously the the governments of many former British colonies are base on the British system of government and law. That and in some instances influences that came from the original culture and religion.


Which war resulted from objections in the original thirteen colonies to british mercantilism?

the answer is the war between great Britain and the british colonies


The navigation acts were part of what british policy?

The Navigation Act caused many conflicts in the American colonies which led to the repeal of the Acts in 1849.


The british used the principle of mercantilism to justify?

legal authority over colonies


What is the relationship between mercasntilism and colonization?

the relationship between the two is depicted by mercantilism is a new economic policy and colonization is the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" so the British colonized colonies and made a new mercantilism.


What is relationships between colonizers and colonized?

the relationship between the two is depicted by mercantilism is a new economic policy and colonization is the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" so the British colonized colonies and made a new mercantilism.


Under the British system of mercantilism the American colonies served primarily as a?

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies primarily served as sources of raw materials and markets for British manufactured goods. This economic policy aimed to enhance Britain’s wealth and power by ensuring that colonial resources were directed to the mother country, while also restricting colonial trade with other nations. The colonies were expected to produce commodities like tobacco, cotton, and timber, which could be exported to Britain, reinforcing the economic dominance of the British Empire.


Which war resulted from objections on the original thirteen colonies to British mercantilism?

The war that resulted from objections to British mercantilism by the original thirteen colonies was the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Colonists opposed various British policies and taxes, viewing them as exploitative and detrimental to their economic freedom. This discontent eventually led to a broader push for independence and the formation of a new nation. The war culminated in the colonies breaking away from British rule and establishing the United States.


What ideas and traditions influenced government in the American colonies?

Trade and mercantilism shaped the government of the British colonies.


Did British mercantilism forbade the importation of any non-British goods into the colonies?

I am pretty sure that, that's true.


What was the name of the british laws that restricted trade trade to and the colonies?

The Navigation Acts.