the British mercantile system aimed to promote the mutual benefit of the colonies and mother country?

Question

the British mercantile system aimed to promote the mutual benefit of the colonies and mother country. In the event of conflict, whose interests took precedence?

Answer 1

The mother country. It never tried to give rights to its colonies. It used them only for laborers and raw materials. They also forced colonies to trade only with their mother countries. Colonies had military power only from the mother country because the mother country was the only one with the military might.

Answer 2

is japan a country or a British colony? > Country. after ww2 did britian take over japan and turn it into a colony? > No. Japan was never a colony.

Answer 3

THE MOTHER COUNTRY OF COURSE. THE COLONIES WERE A SOURCE OF RAW MATERIALS AND A MARKET FOR MOTHERLAND MANUFACTURED GOODS. THAT'S WHY MANUFACTURING WAS DISCOURGED IN THE COLONIES.