Mercantilism as applied by Britain to its North American colonies meant that the British government subsidized colonial merchants: A: subsidized colonial merchants A encouraged the colonists to trade with other foreign countries
B: encouraged the colonists to trade with other foreign countries B encouraged the colonies to become economically self-sufficient
C: encouraged the colonies to become economically self-sufficient C regulated colonial shipping and tobacco production
D: regulated colonial shipping and tobacco production D barred trade with American Indians