Challenged the subordination of economic activities to control
The merchants were emulating the samurai hairstyle.
Merchants held tariffs on imported goods.
The local merchants held a BOYCOTT against imported goods.
Farmers lost their independence to shoe keepers and merchants because they only had one role. Merchants were capable of expanding and shoe keepers were in demand.
Merchants made money by selling goods or trading goods.
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a group og Boston merchants against the stamp act
He explored because he was commissioned to by Boston merchants.
Nat Barrett has written: 'Boston, August 1, 1786' -- subject(s): Commission merchants, Commerce
Merchants were essential because Great Britain was leading in commercial power so merchants had the capital to invest in new enterprises.http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/industrial_revolution.htmAlso, "Most important of all, merchants in New England had capital--money for investment. The merchants of Boston and Providence had grown wealthy as American shipping thrived in the 1790s and early 1800s. Their capital was essential for developing needed machinery and building industries" (History Alive book).
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The Climax of the Boston Tea Act was when the colonists, sailors, and merchants threw the Boston Tea Party. That's when the sailors sailed to the Boston Harbour, and dumped all of the Tea Party's teas in the bay in protest the high taxes and impositions from the royal crown.
Merchants is the plural form of merchant.The possessive form of merchants is merchants'.
Due to the excessive fees many merchants--including a group of Boston restaurants whose collective decision was tagged as the "Boston Fee Party" by local papers--eventually refused to accept the American Express card.
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The Tea Act was passed in 1773, before the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tea act, as tea smugglers and merchants were afraid cheap tea would put them out of business. Since it was the reason for the Boston Tea Party, it could not be a punishment for Massachusetts.