How did an economic system affect the British colonization of North America?

A

Mercantilism motivated the British to found colonies to acquire resources and create markets for their goods.

B

Free enterprise motivated the British to found colonies to provide better opportunities for their entrepreneurs.

C

Mercantilism motivated the British to found colonies to create better trade relationships with other countries.

D

Free enterprise motivated the British to found colonies to create more competition for their domestic businesses.

The correct answer is A) Mercantilism motivated the British to found colonies to acquire resources and create markets for their goods.

An economic system affected the British colonization of North America in that Mercantilism motivated the British to found colonies to acquire resources and create markets for their goods.

That was the main idea of the first English colonists that settle Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Indeed. they were interested in becoming rich. Other colonists such as the Puritans left England because they were being persecuted by the Church of England. But the firsts colonist in Jamestown were sponsored by the Virginia London company to exploit the many raw materials and natural resources of the Americas. That is why they wanted the land that originally belonged to the Native American Indian tribes of the region.