Evaluate+the+system+of+mercantilism+and+determine+if+the+system+is+sutainable,+or+will+the+colonies+eventually+revolt+under+this+system.PE

Will Americans revolt against a system that keeps them enclosed to just one country? Or will they be content with what they have and go peacefully while being controlled? Americans will revolt against this system because they people cant control people if they don't want to be controlled. So the Americans will revolt against this system. The good of mercantilism is that the Americans were deepened on the raw materials because the British. The British need the raw goods other wise they would of had to buy them from another country and the British saw no reason for doing that. The colonist were part of the British government. Why should the Colonist have profit from the raw goods and keep it for their selves. So mercantilism was that all raw goods and materials had to go to Britain first before being shipped out so they could make finished goods and sell them to the colonist and make a profit off them and then also sell the goods to foreigner country's. So with all the colonist raw materials they had to never worry about who is buying their good or would never have to worry if they could sell their goods. The understanding was that you don't make finished goods, it was just what you weren't suppose to do or even thing of doing. The bad is that mercantilism is based off the country amount of gold and silver. Well the colonies had none because all they did was trade on credit and they had to give their raw goods away to the British and their wasn't much profit for the colonist. So they never had a chance to boost their silver and gold quantity. the colonist never could make any finished goods so what ever profit they did make from their raw materials they would have to spend twice as much to but the product. Not because the product was a lot but because the taxes killed them and basically chopped off their leg just to buy a dresser or something that was taxed. So since the Americans Had no money they never could afford to buy guns and supply's for the American revolution. So the Colonist never had any money for anything. all they bought was always on credit until their crops had grown and were ready to harvest. That was their money. Will the Mercantilism system be able to sustain its self. No, because you cant control a big group of people. They will eventually get angry and be mad that they cant trade, buy and sell the goods they wanted. If they could make more money selling their goods somewhere else then why not do that. The Americans couldn't support them selves because they dint have any profit from when they sell their goods to the British. And they needed money to support them selves for the American revolution war. To make a big group happy you have to let them do what they want. You cant control them like the British did. Other wise you get a revolt like they did. So in conclusion if you hold a big group of people contain and confined they will soon be asking question and getting the wrong answers so they start to turn and start to fight and then they will revolt in to a war.