Mercantilist Policies in Britain's American Colonies

Mercantilist policies in Britain's American colonies:

A) created costs that were paid for primarily by French and Spanish merchants.
B) cost much more per American than the benefits they received from Britain.
C) cost Americans much less than the benefits they received from the British.
D) created costs that were evenly shared by all colonists.
E) were a relatively small burden per person,about equal to benefits received.