Mercantilism In America

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Mercantilism inspired the British government to America as sources of wealth that
Would makes British wealthier and stronger. The more the British could colonize in America , the less land in the the new world there would be for France and other
European countries. The more American goods the British could sell to other countries The less money those countries would have for themselves. Great Britain would get
Stronger and its European rivals would get weaker.

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