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The british economic system of ______ that views economic success in terms of real money caused the british government to view its colonies only as a way to gain wealth.

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Mercantilism

This is a theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. It was adopted as a national economic policy that is designed to maximize the trade of a nation


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