Read the quote and answer the question. "I challenge the warmest advocate for
reconciliation to show a single advantage
that this continent can reap by being
connected with Great Britain. I repeat the
challenge; not a single advantage is
derived. Our corn will fetch its price in
any market in Europe, and our imported
goods must be paid for by them where
we will."
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
To what practice is this passage most likely referring?
salutary neglect
self government
totalitarianism
mercantilism