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Why did the English and French create restrictive trading laws?
Select the best answer from the choices provided.
ОА.
They wanted to protect the integrity of the products shipped to and from their colonies.
B. They believed in the zero-sum claims of mercantilist theory and thought that free trade would result in financial loss.
OC. They rejected the socialist tendancies of the Dutch and the Hapsburgs, and did not want to support those governments.
OD.
All answers are correct.