Mercantilism in Great Britain consisted of the economic position that, in order to increase wealth, its colonies would be the supplier of raw materials and exporter of finished products. And that Mercantilism brought about many acts against humanity, including slavery and an imbalanced system of trade. I think this answer your question but I am not sure :3
They didn't because they weren't focused on it. It was the age of technological advancement, industry, wild parties and rich city slickers. The so called roaring twenties. Everyone was focused on factories and development that they didn't pay attention to the farmers.
The USS IOWA, in the year 1989, brought an increase to public attention for the use of psychological autopsies. This involves the depth of the reason why many people commit suicide and depression in that time. This will test the psychological thinking of a person towards certain situation.
