mercantilism was a a. trade policy b.religion c. navigation D. farming technique
what is ur guess
when you think of mercantile what comes to mind?
c
thats was the first one that came to my mind
well navigation did play a role in the discovery of colonies but not exactly
merchant is a word based off of Mercantile (hint)
A or D
on the right track now between those two which one involves what merchants do?
is it D
well its actually A. although you were close
i mean A
yes thats right do you understand why?
thank you for the help do you have time to help me with some more questions
sure
How did england try to create a favorable balance of trade?
Well England was well known for their vast colonies and territories spanning the entire globe correct?
A. by importing more goods than it exported B. by exporting more goods than it imported C. by importing foreign goods D. by exporting on foreign ships these are the answer choices
and yes that is correct
well to keep money within their empire their needs to be a greater output of products thus greater importing will cause deficit spending and create debt, and by importing foreign goods money would be leaving the empire.
thus what would your answer be?
B
Exactly
so B is right
what did england import from the colonies to make furniture? A. gold B. tools C. sugar D. timber
which is used to make furniture knowing colonies usually supply raw resources
is it D
yes maam
england required its merchants to use only _______ ships. A. english B. spanish C. french D. foreign
well they wanted to keep as much of the capital within the empire as possible so?
C
well no because they didn't want to give other empires the money to purchase ships and rather would keep the manufacturing of said ships in their own nation.
D
no, it would be A because that keep industry within their own nation
how did exchanges with the new world benefit england? A. by providing england with raw materials B. by providing england with furniture C. by providing england with tools D. by weaking the colonies
with what i said about the timber which one do you think.
C
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