What was the theory of mercantilism?

A. That countries would only be successful if they imported huge quantities of trade goods from other nations and exported very few.

B. The theory that colonies should be treated as equal economic partners with their mother countries.

C. The theory that strength was determined by a country's total wealth, and that countries needed to accumulate as much wealth as possible.

D. An economic theory proposed by colonists that would require colonial powers to sell goods to the colonies at discounted rates to help them grow.