The correct answer is B) Colonies provided an economic benefit to parent countries.
The conclusion you can best draw about mercantilism is that Colonies provided an economic benefit to parent countries.
Mercantilism was the economic theory that was used in Europe during the 1500s to the 1700s. European countries sent colonists to establish new towns in other parts of the world. There, they exploited the many raw materials and natural resources of the region and made great profits doing so.
