In the Mercantilist Economic Perspective, the Role of Overseas Colonies

In the mercantilist economic perspective, the role of overseas colonies was to ______________.

A) trade goods only with the mother country
B) supply goods to be used by the mother country to increase its economic advantage
C) extend competition with other nation-states based on which one had the most territories
D) create a new market for domestic trade
E) establish a monopoly on certain products