Evaluate+the+System+of+Mercantilism+and+determine+if+the+system+is+sustainable,+or+will+colonies+eventually+revolt+under+this+system?+ALB

Mercantilism is the trading relationship between a mother country and colonies of the mother country. It means that you can import things without really importing them, because they are coming from your own country. The basic idea of mercantilism can never work. There are not enough upsides to equal out the down sides. especially in the case of America and its British beginnings. Mercantilism was the basis of what Great Britain used to control the Colonies. It was at first widely accepted. America had a ton of raw materials and could create a monopoly over the British producers trying to make it in England. Also, they always had the world's best navy to protect their trading ships. However, with more goods going out than coming in, the colonists started to run out of supplies. What they really didn't have was money. They were forced to start trading. Plus, that meant that they had to stay dependent on England for supplies and they were never able to expand its pool of traders. Though the colonists did benefit from mercantilism, they still couldn't help from feeling used. America wanted to grow but England wouldn't let that happen. This angered the colonist's and they started a war that got them their independence from Great Britain and mercantilism forever.