What was the economic theory of Mercantilism? a to decrease the slave trade from Africa to the New World
b the colonies should sell manufactured goods to the mother country and buy raw materials from them
c the colonies should provide raw materials to the mother country in exchange for manufactured goods
d to make the colonies more prosperous than England

D.)

To make the colonies more prosperous than England

Explanation:

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