Question

During the colonial period, the British Parliamentused the policy of mercantilism to​

Answer 1

Answer:

To limit manufacturing in America.

Explanation:

• The availability of raw material for most things in the newly found lands paved the way for colonists to manufacture goods and trade in it.

• This practice of the colonists did not fetch much revenue for the British Council.

• To cope up with this, the British Council adopted the policy of mercantilism in order to increase the export of goods to the colonies way too higher than the extent of imports done from the colonies.