The mercantilism system was an economic system prevalent in the 17th and 18th centuries. It relied on the European countries deriving wealth from their colonies.
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Capitalism is an economic system. Mercantilism is trading.
Mercantilism is the economic system that equates a nations wealth with the amount of its gold and silver. Mercantilism was in effect from the 16th to 18th century in France.
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Mercantilism began with the English colonies. Mercantilism is a system where a country or empire exports more than it imports. England was able to employ this system by building a vast empire and exporting the goods from those countries to others.
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