What did the british think about colonial trade?
there were no markets for raw materials from the colonies.
the colonies had no raw materials to trade with other countries.
britain did not want the colonies to trade with competing nations.
britain was the only source of finished goods for the colonies.

Explanation:

Overseas commerce was led inside the mercantilist system of the Navigation Acts, which stipulated that all product exchange should happen in British boats, kept an eye on by British sailors, exchanging between British ports and those inside the realm.  

Regardless of these improvements, in 1688 Britain was as yet a powerless contender for stakes in abroad provinces and exchange - her opponents were the exchanging realms of France and the Netherlands, just as Spain and her customer state, Portugal.