Which was not a feature of mercantilism?
government favored monopolies
the favorable flow of gold and silver into a country
countries in fierce competition with each other
a system of laissez-faire
the promotion of national power

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.