EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
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By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
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By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
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By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mercantilism led to the adoption of enormous trade restrictions, which stunted the growth and freedom of colonial business. Much of the trade that took place before the mid-17th century was controlled by the Spanish and Dutch, including to and from England.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies? by preventing colonist from trading with most other foreign countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mercantilist policies of the British were burdensome to the colonists because they stifled economic initiative and imposed a rankling dependency on British agents and creditors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mercantilism is a system of economics that benefits merchants and countries of origin of exported goods over the consumers. Manufacturers and merchants were based in imperialist countries, while consumers were in the colonies of those countries.
Detailed explanation-5: -Under mercantilism, colonies were important because they produced raw materials for the mother country, goods that the country would have to import otherwise (things like grain, sugar, or tobacco). The colonies also gave the mother country an outlet for exports, which increased jobs and industrial development at home.