Which of the following best
describes mercantilism?
(1 point)
an idea that
everyone can have
as much wealth as
they want in the
world as long as
they create colonies
and control them, so
that they have all
the resources
a system that made
it easier for traders
to make money in
any country
because they
understood what
people wanted to
buy and sell and
could make the
country rich
an economic system
based on the idea
that the world only
has so much wealth
available, and
countries must take
as much as they
can so that other
countries do not get
it
a system that
eliminated all
competition
between countries
and instead caused