Mercantilism was the principle that Responses
A. the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.
B. colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.
C. the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country.the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country.
D. a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade.