Explain when colonies were growing apart for england during the mid-1700

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great britain viewed the colonies as both a source of raw materials, such as lumber, furs, tobacco, sugar and iron, and a market for england's goods, such as silk, linens and tea. the colonies typically did not sell enough raw materials to england to cover the cost of imports and were expected to make up the shortfall in gold and silver. england profited from this mercantile system while the colonies accumulated debt.

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