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Mercantilism provided raw materials and markets for manufactured goods, which created wealth for European nations and prompted colonization of the Americas true or false?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

true

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True; because European demand for raw materials such as palm oil, copper, rubber, cocoa, and gold increased. As a result, European powers partitioned Africa in order to secure some territories to provide a constant supply of raw materials to industries in Europe.

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