Under the concept of mercantilism the Mother Country, Britain, allows their people to set up colonies in North America. In exchange for supporting the colonies, the Mother Country is provided with plenty of inexpensive raw goods that they can use in their factories to make manufactured goods. During the early years of colonization, the colonies are willing to only trade with the Mother Country but as the colonies grow, mercantilism becomes an irritation for the colonists. The colonies begin to develop and start finding ways to trade with foreign markets (NOT the Mother Country) which are willing to pay a higher amount for their raw goods.
