What,according to Mercantilist Thinkers,was the Purpose of Colonies

question 32

Multiple Choice

What,according to mercantilist thinkers,was the purpose of colonies?

• A) To encourage international cooperation through free trade
• B) To enrich the states that had founded them
• C) To allow merchants to profit by diversifying their economic investments
• D) To act as laboratories in which new methods of state administration could be tested

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