Mercantilism and Colonialism Quiz

__ is also called "commercialism"

• Mercantile

• Colonialism

• Mercantilism

• Trading

who created the term "mercantile system?"

• Adam Smith

• Herodotus

• Wednesday Addams

• Christopher Columbus

Mercantile system dominated from the 16th Century to?

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

What is Mercantilism?

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

• Wars that start over money.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

The impact of mercantilism was that

• The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

• The Mother Country grew wealthy

• Trade was limited in the Atlantic

• The Colony grew wealthy

Which term means a GOOD to sold another country?

• Exports

• Imports

Advantages of Colonialism is

• Industrial Growth

• Dispersion and Distution

Defined as " control by one power over a dependent area or people.

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Communism

• Impeachment

The main goal of colonialism is extraction of economic benefits from the colony.

• False

• True

Political and legal domination over an alien society is part of the characteristics of colonialism

• True

• False