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 tax…

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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 English colonies would drop their legal rights and elected assemblies.

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

The development of the shipbuilding and cod fishing industries during the colonial era would have had the biggest impact on which colony?

South Carolina

Massachusetts

North Carolina

Georgia

Which statement best describes relations with native Americans in New England colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire)?

Colonists relied on them for survival during early years

Puritans believed they needed to be converted to Christianity

Based on trade and diplomacy at first, but increased violence as English population grew.

All of these