5 sentences with 'mercantilist'
Example sentences and phrases with the word mercantilist and other words derived from it.
• « In the New World, the institution of slavery took on a new aspect as the mercantilist system demanded a permanent, identifiable and plentiful supply of labour. »
• « In order to gain the most economic benefit from England's overseas possessions, Charles II enacted the mercantilist Navigation Acts, although many colonial merchants ignored them because their enforcement remained lax. »
• « Wealth creation for the Empire remained a primary objective, and in the second half of the 17th century, especially during the Restoration, England sought to gain better control of trade with the American colonies. The mercantilist policies by which she sought to achieve this control are known as the Navigation Acts. »
• « The case of the Molasses Act of 1733 illustrates the weaknesses of British mercantilist policy. »