The major purpose of England's mercantilist policy was to
a. Protect infant industries of England's young colonies
b. Increased England's prosperity
c. Discourage other European powers from colonizing North America
d. Reduce the need for an overseas empire
e. Open the Atlantic to free trade
Answer: b. Increased England's prosperity
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