<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>
1. natives don't write letters to a newspaper editor
2. the natives used horses for transportation and hunting
The correct answer is that they granted economic freedoms but not political freedoms. This means that they opened up a bit and became a bit more capitalist, but political freedoms were still forbidden and people would not be able to protest certain things or say certain things out loud or speak against the government and its choices.
The answer is D, the Quartering Act. When British troops were housed in colonial homes, they were being quartered.
