Economic reasons to support revolution
economic reasons to oppose revolution
americans would be free to trade with
other nations if british rules and
regulations were gone.
british people buy many colonial goods,
and losing those buyers could hurt the
american economy.
americans could free themselves from the
british lenders who take advantage of
colonists in debt.
the colonies rely on manufactured goods
from britain, so revolution could cause a
shortage in the colonies.
the american economy could grow more
quickly if there were fewer british taxes.
arnerican trade ships wouldn't have
protection from the british navy. attacks
on trade ships could hurt the economy.