During the colonial era, Britain’s policy of mercantilism primarily affected the "economy and commerce of the thirteen colonies".
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The national economic policy which is structurized to increase the exports and decrease the imports of a country is called as "Mercantilism". Mercantilism carried the economic position in the Great Britain due to which its colonies became supplier of raw materials and exporter of end products with the motive of increasing wealth.
Mercantilism introduced many crimes against civilization, including slavery and an unbalanced trading system.During the mercantilism period of Great Britain, colonies went through inflation and excessive taxation which created huge tensions between people.
