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Type in the content of you Mercantilism was a system that justified Britain's control over the American colonies. Mercantilism measured a country's economic wealth by the amount of gold or silver the country had. Countries had to export more than it imported. Britain got raw materials from the American colonies and used those materials to make finished goods that they sold to America. This system brought in money to Britain, without them having to pay for the raw materials and it allowed Britain to tax the colonies. Mercantilism had some good and bad aspects, which eventually led the colonists to revolt against the British government. Mercantilism had some positives for the colonies. When the colonists shipped their raw materials to Britain, Britain in turn gave them protection with the world's greatest navy. The colonists never had to worry about not having a country to buy their goods. Britain was a definite buyer of colonial raw materials. Another positive about mercantilism was that Britain had a d r new page here.