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Under mercantilist economic theory, what was the main purpose of a colony?

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1. Under mercantilist economic theory, what was the main purpose of a colony?

To supply raw materials and serve as a captive market for the colonising country’s goods

To develop independent industries that could compete with the colonising country

To operate as a free port open to trade with any nation

To function mainly as a naval defense outpost

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