Question

Which of the following describes mercantilism?

A: When the government protects ownership of land.
B: The potential benefits that attract people to immigrate.
C: The economic theory that a country will increase in wealth and power if the export more than they import.
D: When people and countries broke away from the Catholic Church and formed new churches.

Answer 1

C. The economic theory that a country will increase in wealth and power if they export more than they import.

Answer 2

B: The potential benefits that attract people to immigrate.

Explanation:

belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.