The cartoon portrays the policy of mercantilism by featuring England as the _
and the colonists as _.
colonists are _
because _.
Some colonists are attempting to get around the
mother country by _.

England as the mother country and the colonist as a supplier of raw goods. The colonist is in loss because they only have to conduct trade with their own country under trade and navigation acts. Some colonists are attempting to get around the mother country by engaging in smuggling goods to Europe.

Explanation:

In the beginning in the late fifteenth century, colonies used to improve the mother country’s prosperity. Colonies provided the raw materials in the mother country and assisted as markets for the manufactured goods from Britain. Manufactured goods were high than the raw materials, and the money kept flowing to Britain from the colonies. The British authority over trade in America was one of the spurs to the war of independence.

abraham lincoln was the president of usa and he had asked the audience to make a pledge on equality.

his pledge was:

“it is my earnest desire to know the will of the providence.”

lincoln also had hatred for people who condoned and practiced slavery and so he pledged:

""and if i can learnt what it is i can do it"" this is another pledge by abraham to reassure the congregation on how to deal with the providence will.

explanation:

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the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.