The New England economy prospered because merchants and shippers did business with sugar growers in the Caribbean,and in doing so,robbed England of profits embedded in its system of mercantilism.

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This is true. New England merchants and shippers traded with sugar growers in the Caribbean, which was a violation of England's mercantilism system that required all trade to go through England and pay taxes to the English government. This trade led to the prosperity of the New England economy, but it also deprived England of profits.

The New England Economy Prospered Because Merchants and Shippers Did