Louis XIV's Finance Minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a Confirmed Mercantilist Who Believed

Multiple Choice

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

A) only traded with its colonies.
B) adopted policies that encouraged free trade.
C) closed its borders to trade.
D) reduced its exports and increased its imports.
E) reduced its imports and increased its exports.