THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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profit from its colonies
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develop colonial manufacturing
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discourage colonial agriculture
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promote colonial trade with other nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -As such, mercantilism became the key economic model of the time. It encouraged the colonists to purchase goods from England rather than rival nations. The colonies sent raw materials to England where they were manufactured into finished products and sold to the colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mercantilism was a popular economic philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries. In this system, the British colonies were moneymakers for the mother country. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did many American colonists oppose the British system of mercantilism? It reduced their ability to make money and their freedom to trade with whoever they wanted.