Exercise
Economic Consequences for Colonial Merchants and Farmers
Analyze how new imperial trade restrictions and economic policies affected the livelihoods of colonial farmers and merchants.
Questions
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What economic situation hit the American colonies shortly after the French and Indian War ended?
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Why did the end of the war cause a economic downturn in colonial cities?
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How did British post-war policies affect colonial fur traders?
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Why were colonial farmers seeking new land west of the Appalachians?
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What impact did the Proclamation of 1763 have on colonial land values in the east?
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How did colonial smuggling change after 1763?
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What was the main export crop of the southern colonies heavily regulated by British trade laws?
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How did British merchants respond to unpaid debt owed by American colonists after the war?
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Why did New England shipbuilders worry about post-1763 imperial policy?
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What effect did the Proclamation Line have on returned colonial war veterans?
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Which colonial group felt the financial pressure of British trade crackdowns most immediately?
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What strategy did colonial consumers begin using to protest British economic regulations?