A primary belief in the mercantile system was that ______________.
A. merchants and traders should control the economy
B. there was only a limited amount of wealth in the world and amassing it meant power
C. the wealth of a state was the personal property of its Sovereign
D. slavery was necessary to yield a profit
E. social mobility was possible with economic increase
Answer: B
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