Answered

One way that the British government carried out

the policy of mercantilism was by

(1) promoting free trade between its colonies

and Europe

(2) prohibiting the transatlantic trade in enslaved

Africans

(3) encouraging the development of colonial

manufacturing and trade

(4) requiring that most colonial trade occur within

the British Empire

Verified Answer :

One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by (4) requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British empire. This was the basic policy of colonial mercantilism, where colonies such as the United States could only trade with Great Britain, and was banned from trading with other colonial superpowers, such as the Netherlands, France and Spain.

Answer:4-requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British Empire

Explanation:

Got it right on my test

Related Questions