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How did England control trade in the colonies?

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The economic model of mercantilism was that the colonies were forced to trade only with the " mother" country. ... England could control the cost and assign a value to the raw materials from the colonies much less than the value of the goods on a global open market.

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The economic model of mercantilism was that the colonies were forced to trade only with the " mother" country. ... England could control the cost and assign a value to the raw materials from the colonies much less than the value of the goods on a global open market.

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