Question
- PL
Under mercantilism, colonies existed to provide markets and natural resources for the industries
of the home country, and, in turn, the home country was to
• educate and Christianize the colonies
• protect and administer the colonies
• produce agricultural and manufactured goods to supply the colonies
generate free trade for the colonies to spur the local economy
Answer
Colonies under mercantilism existed to provide markets and resources for the home country, while the home country was to educate and Christianize the colonies, protect and administer them, produce goods to supply them, and generate free trade to spur the local economy.