WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lumber, wool, iron, cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo were among the products needed in England. British manufacturers in the meantime needed markets for the goods they produced. The American colonies bought their cloth, furniture, knives, guns, and kitchen utensils from England.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1651, the British Parliament, in the first of what became known as the Navigation Acts, declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England, and that the North American colonies could only export its commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, to England.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tobacco was a valuable export and corn, debatably the most important crop in colonial America, was used to feed both people and livestock.

Detailed explanation-4: -The North American British colonies sent raw materials like rice, tobacco, and lumber to Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -How Did Mercantilism Create Discord Between Britain and Its Colonies? Britain used mercantilism as a way to secure its interests in the New World. Raw materials were shipped back to England where they were converted to finished goods.