Compare and contrast the European mercantilist and capitalist systems
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Mercantilism comprised the policies used by European states to promote overseas trade and defend national interests. Capitalism grew as an internal European system that involved the management of large financial resources through banks, stock exchanges, and trading companies. Mercantilist policies that supported capitalism included chartered companies, tariffs, and trade laws. The largest capitalist overseas investments were in the sugar plantations of the Caribbean. To defend their West Indian plantation colonies from other countries, European states used military actions as well as protective laws.
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A) respect for other religions and the freedom of the individual conscience. B) a covenant between YHWH and the Hebrews. C) an enormous amount of legal material. D) a sacred, national history. E) the belief that the Hebrews are the chosen people of God.
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A) an industrial economy B) manufacturing C) monetary supplies D) agriculture and commerce E) the slave system
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A) His life was ruinously affected by the plague and the Hundred Years' War, and he found no support in religious organizations. B) He suffered famine and was forced to serve in the crusades, and was then re-directed in an attack on Constantinople. C) He lived in Vienna when it was attacked by the Mongols, who burned his home and killed his family. D) In spite of the trials he suffered, Deschamps was optimistic that a new era was about to dawn. E) In spite of his hardships, Deschamps recognized that Western civilization had demonstrated powerful resilience.