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U.s. History: Beginnings of Revolutionary Thinking: Smuggling

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The economic theory of mercantilism led to wholesale smuggling by the American colonists. Read about why the idea of mercantilism was so abhorrent to the colonists, and look at the attempts the British made to make the colonists obey. The results led to revolution.

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mercantilism
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colonial economy, colonial trade, duties on imports, economic theory, salutary neglect, smuggling, ushistory.org, independence hall association, molasses act, navigation acts, ignoring british laws
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)