I have read the chapter concerning this subject several times in my text book and cannot find the answer for my study page. Please assist.

Mercantilism encouraged economic polic makers to:

A. Develop national monopolies over trade and resources

B. Industralize the colonies

C. Limit government intervention

D. implement free trade

B

Be sure to read more about mercantilism:
http://www.google.com/search?q=mercantilism&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA

... especially in the first link on that results page.

=)