The concept was that the colonies would trade exclusively with Britain. The British would obtain cheap raw materials from the colonies. Then, Britain would make useable goods out of the raw materials and sell the expensive goods back to the colonies.
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
Raw Materials and markets for British products.
Disdain for British constitutional monarchy.
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The British governed with little supervision of the American colonies before 1760.Britain's harsh tax and trade policies of the 1760s fanned resentment in the colonies.
Basically, it means that at the time, the British navy protected or shepherded the mercantile fleet between Britain and the colonies.
The colonists did resent the mercantile system because it increased the colonies' wealth because the colonies were in charge of all the commerce. The colonists felts this gave the colonies too much power and control.
The colonists' refusal to buy British goods undermined Britain's mercantile relationship by directly impacting its economy, which relied on the colonies for both market sales and raw materials. This boycott weakened British manufacturers and merchants, leading to economic strain in Britain. Additionally, it fostered a spirit of independence among the colonies, challenging the notion of British authority and control over colonial trade. Ultimately, such actions threatened the profitability and sustainability of Britain's mercantile system.
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
How did the British mercantile system work?
No. With the mercantile policies of the crown the colonies were limited to English only trade. This resulted in an active smuggling trade with France and the Dutch.
provide raw materials to England only.
France expected that their colonies would always be part of France. Britain trained their colonies to be self-governing.
France expected colonies would always be apart of France.
Raw Materials and markets for British products.
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.
France expected colonies would always be part of France