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Mercantilism was the belief that:

Colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.


A government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for regulating trade.


The purpose of colonies is to economically benefit the mother country.


The English Colonies would drop their legal rights and elected assemblies.

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the purpose of colonies is to economically benefit the mother country.


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the correct answer u are looking for is the second one. A government could tax without the consent of the taxpayers for regulating trade.
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