The New World, a vast unexplored land with unlimited potential. Many of the European countries found not only land, raw material and many new cultures, they found that these things could expand their economic control over these areas. Through Mercantilism, England’s economy flourished while the colonies’ economy deteriorated, eventually leading to the colonies revolting. This essay will define Mercantilism and how it worked, explain how the colonies fit into the policy and how England defended the policy. While the colonies made use for new materials, England’s wealthy citizens wondered when they would see returns from the investments made into the colonists. English government implemented a policy called Mercantilism to assist in helping
