How did pirates and smugglers reflect a growing sense of autonomy among british colonists in the 17th century? (4 points) both groups supported open rebellion against british control to create separate nations. both groups saw mercantilist policies as opportunities for growth outside the british empire. both groups demanded british recognition and respect for their laws and traditions. both groups developed an independent political culture separate from the british monarchy.

Both groups developed an independent political culture separate from the British monarchy.

Explanation:

During the 17th century Great Britain gained a lot of money by controlling the colony trade, the Parliament passed laws that restricted the colonies will and also issued taxes.

As a result of that, colonists started to realize that they could violate the laws by trading with pirates and smugglers. Even though Queen Elizabeth had several famous pirates, at that point smugglers and pirates detached themselves from the British Monarchy and because of that they were the main preference of the colonists.

supplies had to travel a long distance across water on ships that were often attacked, so they did not reach europe

in his book, the riddle of the rosetta stone, james giblin talks about how there was a young british polymath and physician named thomas young who made a lot of advances on the deciphering of the rosetta stone. he says that even though young made a lot of mistakes because he was working under false assumptions, he also made huge contributions like deciphering three out of the seven symbols (more than anyone else before him). young published his findings and continued his good work but he wasn't able to progress much further due to some unfavorable situations, he still laid the basis for many other scholars and of course for the man who has been generally known to have deciphered it, jean-françois champollion