I think it's called a merit system after the spoils system but I'm not 100% sure
<span>the effect would be that Colonies were becoming important so that nations didn't have to rely on other countries for raw materials.
Mercantilism is the belief that stated a nation could achieve superiority among other nations simply by excelling in trades. This belief make the colonies improve their own trading capacity so they could accumulate more power compared to other nations.</span>
The problem with it was that it was not powerful enough to do the normal tasks modern governments do today. They couldn't
1: Couldn't Regulate Trade
2) Couldn't pass Taxes
3) Had only one branch
Answer:
The reasons why agriculture was boosted after the 1812 war were:
Farmers begun selling their produce for profit.
Demand for farm produce such as cotton increased as standards of living improved.
cutting-edge invention such as the steel plough and the mechanical mower leaper.
