Those who may say that during the late early and mid 1700's, "Mercantilism was actually more favorable to the colonies than to Great Britain" are wrong and deserve a lesson in history. ... Considering this, England would create an economic system of mercantilism, which would favor Great Britain only and would hurt the colonies in developing their own. During the 18th Century England had established an economic policy of mercantilism with its new Colonies. ... Mercantilism meant that the colonies had a greater export than import. ... As it is now clearly seen, Mercantilism can profit on...

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Social changes were only a progression through time, and a gradual change in what was considered to be socially acceptable and normal behavior in the colonies. Before, throughout and after the American Revolution, there was a noticeable evolution in the political standpoint in the colonies. ... The theory of mercantilism maintained that a country could only be powerful if it had, and kept a favorable balance of trade, this meaning a higher export than import. ... As the time for revolution came nearer and nearer, the colonies became less and less dependent upon the British Empire, and more...

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