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The colonists avoided the laws regarding trade by smuggling goods on foreign ships.

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One famous fight was caused by England attempting to tax the tea on colonies, whereupon the colonists dumped all the tea into the ocean, which was called the Boston Tea Party

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The colonists would boycott British goods.

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What did colonists do to undermine the british restrictions to trade during the 1600s and 1700s?

The colonist smuggled tea, payed no taxes and started the boston Tea party. I hope this helps:)


What are three things colonists smuggled to undermine British trade restrictions?

They smuggled anything, but one of the major products was tea. That is the reason the Boston Tea Party happened. The British lowered the tea tax and the smugglers were loosing money because that made their Dutch tea too high in price. Another product was sugar and molasses. Each were also taxed by the British.


Why did the colonist hate the British?

they lost a battle and they taxed the colonists


Which action by the colonists could be categorized an an act of civil disobedience?

Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France, Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors, Firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor


What led to the Boer war?

british trade restrictions


Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of civil disobedience?

Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France, Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors, Firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Colonists throwing British tea into Boston Harbor


Why did the British believe the tax and trade laws were fair?

The colonists were British therefore they needed to support the British crown.


Why did the British resent China's trade restrictions?

Trade with the ememy in the revolutionary war hinged on international law. The U.S model commercial treaty of 1776 and the treaty of Armity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The British were a trading nation and felt that while China was quite prepared to export porcelain, silk and tea to the British and obtain lots of money for this, they were refusing to allow the British to send and sell British goods (apart from mechanical devices like clocks) in China. In other words there was an artificial imbalance in the arrangements for trade imposed by the Chinese authorities. The British felt this was not fair and decided to undermine the Chinese government imposing it.


Practice used by the colonists to hurt British trade by refusing to import British goods or expport American goods to Britain?

The colonists tried to hurt the British by refusing to import their goods or export American goods to Britain. This practice of halting trade is known as an "embargo."


What was the practice used by colonists to hurt British trade by refusing to import British goods or export American goods to Britain?

A practice that was used by the colonists to hurt British trade was the refusal of British goods that were imported and the export of American goods to Britain. This was in response to the taxation on goods that the British were trying to impose on the colonies.


What was formed after the Philadelphia meeting in 1774 and urged colonists not to trade with the British?

continental association


Why did colonists Form militias?

british placed even more limits on colonial trade