Which is the most accurate list of mercantilism rules?

choices
i. collect gold and silver.
ii. import more goods than what one exports.
iii. provide raw materials to colonies.
iv. sell manufactured goods from colonies to the mother country.
i. collect gold and silver.
ii. export more goods than what one imports.
iii. have the colonies provide raw materials.
iv. sell manufactured goods from the mother country to colonies.
i. sell gold and silver.
ii. import more goods than what one exports.
iii. sell raw materials to colonies.
iv. provide manufactured goods to colonies.
i. sell gold and silver.
ii. ex

The right answer is:

The main characteristics of mercantilism that explain the answer above are:

1. Defend the accumulation of precious metals as the main way of obtaining wealth. This concept was used mainly in Spain, during the reign of the Catholic kings Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of Castile. This practice coincided exactly with the period when the Spaniards brought enormous quantities of precious metals from their colonies of America.

2. This practice was adopted by the French under the influence of Jean-Baptiste Colbert and was characterized by the incentive to the manufacturing development as a way to attract foreign currency and, consequently, wealth. It also advocated a policy of limiting internal spending.

3. Favorable trade balance than the theory that the sum of a state's trade transitions should be positive, ie the volume of goods sold should be higher than the volume of goods purchased.

the answer for 3 is b and the answer for 4 is d

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820