... that led the American colonies to rebel from England. The colonists were fed up with the way England was treating them and eventually would set off to try and be independent. The aggravation commenced when England began to trade through an economic system called mercantilism. This system was used by England to increase their wealth and to help establish a favorable balance of trade. England ... tried to sell more materials than what they bought which would help them economically ... prevailed and the riots had worked. Tensions between England and the American colonies had begun to evolv...

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