I believe that mercantilism is a theory that has a lot of good ideas behind it which can help a nation with their economic wealth but may be unfair to other countries. ... The Spanish used devices to protect their monopoly in the New World. They prohibited foreign ships form entering Spanish colonial ports. This help Spaniards to profit on all European goods going to their colonies since the goods has to go through Spain. The New World colonies were designed to be economically complementary to Spain but economic health of the colonies always came in second to Spain. ...

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A Similar Start, A Different Ending The principle trait that can be compared in the two cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Guyaquil Ecuador is their origin as mercantile societies. In her book, A Tale of Two Cities, Townsend describes the origin and crucial difference that has sent these two citi...

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When Spain attempted to influence America, Britain backed up by Prussia and Holland stood up forcing Spain to back down. ... Pitt's initial election victory was aided greatly by the use Sinecure offices by the king, Pitt didn't want to be seen as going back on the very thing that helped him win in the first place. ...

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