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The Age of Mercantilism: Economic Rivalry and Colonial Expansion
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What was the primary goal of mercantilism?
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To increase a nation's wealth and power through trade and colonization
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Mercantilism was an economic system that aimed to increase a nation's wealth and power by accumulating gold and other precious metals through trade and colonization.