Question

Mercantilism was the principle that

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

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step explanation:

~Mercantilism was the principle that colonies exist to benefit the mother country. This was the philosophy of the British government and resulted in their monopolistic control over the colonies. While colonists did lose rights over the next several decades, that is not what is at the heart of mercantilism.