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donald trump is old man with blonde freakin' hair
<span>Competition over wealth and resources--under the theory of mercantilism it was believed there was a limited amount of wealth in the world and power was given to the country that held the most wealth.
Power and wealth are connected under the mercantilism theory. If there is only so much wealth in the world and a country must hold the most wealth to have the most power, then countries would be willing to fight each other for wealth. During the late 15th and early 15th centuries, this theory drove European countries to create colonies and trade connections with Asian Empires. In doing this they believed they were gaining power through the wealth of land and resources.</span>
It was less concerned with conquering and governing territories
Americans were concerned on letting Missouri into the country because it wanted to be a slave statw. If this were to happen then there woulf be more slave states then free states making it imposable to ever end the instiution of slavery. The missouri compromise allowed for Missouri to enter the union as a slave state but anythig past the 30,36 parlell would be free territory.
