What does adam smith say the purpose of the mercantile system is?

Adam Smith coined the term “mercantile system” to describe the system of political economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports. This system dominated Western European economic thought and policies from the sixteenth to the late eighteenth centuries.

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a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.

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