How was the free enterprise system different from mercantilism for 18th- and 19th-century europeans? a. under free enterprise, a country had to encourage population growth. under mercantilism, population growth did not matter. b. under free enterprise, a country had to export more than it imported. under mercantilism, a country could import more than it exported. c. under free enterprise, merchants were able to conduct unrestricted international trade. under mercantilism, international trade was restricted. d. under free enterprise, a country's total amount of gold had to stay above a certai