You plead the 5th, meaning you will speak no further without the presences of a lawyer
Answer: Mercantilism
Explanation:
It was an economic doctrine that emerged during the sixteenth century. Mercantilism was the dominant economic doctrine during the colonization of North America by England. Mercantilism maximizes the export of raw materials, and it implies the strengthening of national policy. Mercantilism was present even after the colonization of the New World. The English tried in various ways to place products on the soil of North America and enforce certain laws on the soil of the American colonies, all for economic gain. There have been many such examples throughout colonial history, and one of those laws is the Stamps Act. Mercantilism can be presented as the embryo of capitalist doctrine.
Some european governments, even before the advent of the Exploration Era, had the practice of giving wealthy individuals the right to economically exploit their newly discovered territories as a means of attracting investments to fund their expansion, with Portugal being one of the earliest examples. In the 1440s the Crown of Portugal divided and donated its recently found island of Madeira to a number of nobles close to the court, being the first Captaincy, Machico, given to Tristão Vaz Teixeira in 1440. The scheme was successful and was then repeated during the colonization of Brazil.
Private investments helped the european courts secure their positions on those new territories and cover their financial shortcomings. It was exerted through official sponsorship of certain expeditions in the form of politicla, technical, military or other forms of assistance, or the patronage of individuals close to the administration.