Members of activist groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, were typically... leading colonial lawyers and merchants, disguising themselves in order to lead public protests without being identifiable to the authorities.unemployed workers with little to lose from rioting.artisans, shop… Read More
The Molasses Act was significant in that it... created a thriving new industry in southern port cities such as Charleston and Savannah.eroded the profits of the West Indies sugar plantation owners and encouraged New England to export honey, a rival sweetener.t… Read More
As a result of the Industrial Revolution in England and the increased marketing of goods in the colonies... British merchants extended six months' credit to American shopkeepers.Americans consumed about 30 percent of British exports.British entrepreneurs exported the new technology to the colonies in order to prod… Read More
Most British merchants responded to colonists' resistance to the Stamp Act by... calling for military action against the protesters to re-stabilize trade.calling for a return to the old policy of salutary neglect.shifting their trade to the Caribbean and South America.supporting the Amer… Read More
During the Great War for Empire... American colonial troops strove to emulate the professionalism of the British regulars.British officers praised American colonial troops for their courage under fire.American colonial troops adapted well to … Read More
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