According to the prevailing theory known as mercantilism,

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Mercantilism is an economic doctrine that equates national wealth with the accumulation of precious metals and a favorable balance of trade, so governments should actively manage trade and industry to increase state power.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Mercantilism (16th–18th centuries): national wealth measured by bullion (gold/silver), export promotion, import restriction.  
- State intervention: tariffs, subsidies, monopolies, navigation acts, colonial policies used to control trade and direct economic activity.  
- Goal: strengthen the nation-state economically and militarily by ensuring a surplus of exports over imports and control of resources/markets.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Mercantilist theory prescribes policy instruments (tariffs, export subsidies, trade restrictions) that are implemented by governments.  
- These instruments are not laissez-faire; they are active regulations designed to expand national treasuries and geopolitical influence.  
- Therefore the central prescription is governmental regulation of economic activity with the explicit aim of promoting national power.

3) Calculations
- No numerical calculations are necessary; the argument is conceptual and policy-based.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- The provided correct choice, "the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power," precisely captures the mercantilist linkage between state-directed economic policy and national strength. The emphasis on regulation and national power is the core of mercantilist thinking.

5) Why the other options are incorrect
- "England wanted the rights to sell good in France, but only to non-Catholic merchants" is a specific factual claim unrelated to the general theory of mercantilism.  
- "The government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands off the economy" describes laissez-faire/classical economics, the opposite of mercantilism.  
- "Merchants should control the government and economy" implies mercantile dominance of the state; mercantilism instead calls for state control over merchants and markets, not the other way around.

6) Conclusion
This confirms the correct answer: the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power.

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