Which of the following two statements does not describe mercantilism?
-Mercantilism benefited the colonies.
-Gold was secured through a colony trading only with the mother country.
-Colonies could buy goods from other countries besides the mother country.
-Colonies would ship raw materials to the mother country.
-Manufacturers sold goods made from raw materials back to the colonies.
The statement that does not describe mercantilism would be that "Colonies could buy goods from other countries besides the mother country," since the British mostly did not allow this to happen.
