How Did England's Government Adopt A Mercantilist Doctrine?
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The Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire 1607-1750
21. Georgia became a royal colony when Oglethorpe and his group gave up their plans in 1752. When the British government took over the royal colony,restrictions on rum and slavery were dropped. The colony also grew slowly by adopting the plantation system of South Carolina.
22. The mercantilist doctrine is an economic policy that looked upon trade, colonies, and the accumulation of wealth as the basis for a country's military and political strength. According to the doctrine, a government should regulate trade and production to enable it to be self sufficient.
23. England´s government enacted a mercantilist policy with a series of Navigation Acts between 1650 and 1673.
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