Yes it is absolutely true that Mercantilism stressed the importance of colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for manufactured goods made in the mother country. This was a theory that was favored by the Europeans during the 17th and the 18th centuries. The existence of the colonies also depended on the acceptance of this theory during that time.<span />
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Crosby's focus on smallpox changed his and later historians' views toward ecological and. ... Disease, specifically smallpox and malaria, was the main reason Europeans conquered indigenous peoples. Horses and weapons provided advantages, but infectious disease did the most damage.
