Weegy: Mercantilism benefited the colonies; and colonies could buy goods from other countries besides the mother country are the two statements that does not describe [ mercantilism. ] User: What best defines mercantilism? An economic theory that benefited America by trade with England. The practice of trading goods for goods when gold and silver was not available. A country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned. Weegy: A country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned: best defines mercantilism. (More)

Weegy: Three characteristics of the Renaissance include: began because of the rediscovery of learning, was hurried along by the invention of the printing press, saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought the Age of Exploration. [ TRUE. ] User: The most profitable commodity that the Virginia colony had was _____. corn tobacco soybeans cotton (More)

Weegy: 1. Settlement by agreeing that each give up part of his or her demands is termed: COMPROMISE. 2. Soldiers paid to fight for someone are called mercenary. 3. German soldiers fighting in the Revolutionary War is called: Hessians. [ ] User: The Declaration of Independence asserts that the rights of men are: earned theirs from birth given by government Weegy: The Declaration of Independence asserts that the rights of men are theirs from birth. User: The Virginian who introduced a resolution calling for freedom and independence from Great Britain was: John Locke Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson Weegy: The Virginian who introduced a resolution calling for freedom and independence from Great Britain was Richard Henry Lee. (More)

Weegy: Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense to encourage the colonies to declare independence from Great Britain. (More)

Weegy: The Virginian who was asked to draw up a declaration for independence was Thomas Jefferson. (More)