Which of the following was most accurately defines mercantilism?
A) Mercantilism was a scientific theory that attempted to limit the growing dominance of merchants within society.
B) Mercantilism held that government should promote the internal economy in order to improve tax revenues and to limit imports from other nations.
C) Mercantilism was an economic philosophy that argued that natural laws would determine the flow of goods according to supply and demand.
D) Mercantilism argued that the money supply should be freed from the supply of bullion and based instead on the flow of goods within regional markets.
Answer: B) Mercantilism held that government should promote the internal economy in order to improve tax revenues and to limit imports from other nations.
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