British imperial regulations with the American colonies were closely tied in with the system of mercantilism. Mercantilism controls the relations between the leading power and the colonies under its empire. A nation would want to export more than it imports gaining more money to obtain economic stability. The colonies exist for the profit of the mother country. Trade was a vital part of the economy of both England and the British colonies. The colonies would …showed first 75 words of 642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 642 total…the British merchants, and more in demand than the Northern colonies exports. The most important disadvantaged that British imperialism worked towards was the feeling that the colonies and colonists were being exploited. They felt they were there for the use of England; for the economic benefit of the mother country. They felt England did not recognize the development that they were undergoing, and as they further hindered their progression; the spirit of revolution would grow.