<span>The mercantilist system provided several benefits for the colonists. Some British preferred to have ships from the colonies instead of other British competitors. The colonists, especially those in Virginia, had a strong monopoly of tobacco in the colonies. Protection was also freely provided to the colonist due to the presence of the British red coats.</span>
<span>In 1492 Italian Spanish navigator Christopher Columbus reached the Americas and claimed the new lands for Castile. </span>
Answer:historian's
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