What was implied by mercantilism which grew with the transatlantic trade route?

Question

What was implied by mercantilism which grew with the transatlantic trade route?

It was implied that the colonialist were inferior to their mother country.
It was implied that an African diaspora would occur.
It was implied that Africans were inferior to Europeans.
It was implied that nationalism was an important idea.

Answer 1

It was implied that wealth and power were closely linked, and that a country's wealth was determined by its accumulation of precious metals through trade.