Believed that states’ rights (powers) were not being protected
Easy escape from potential threats
The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. Mercantilism is an economic practice by which governments used their economies to augment state power at the expense of other countries. Governments sought to ensure that exports exceeded imports and to accumulate wealth in the form of bullion (mostly gold and silver).
The primary purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's fight against trusts was to show both US residents and the world that businesses were not in charge of the country–the government was.
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