Answer:
it meant a two front war for the americans
Answer:
They enacted policies that would benefit the merchants.
Explanation:
The whole point of mercantilism was to take materials from the colonies to give to the mainland. Those materials could be used to make goods that they sent back to the colonies. So then the merchants used the deals with the government to set up chop and sell their goods. So they paid the army and the government helped their business.
