9
The
American
Revolution
and
its
Economic
Roots
Many
Americans
may
think
the
This
law
stated
that
all
commerce
flowing
into
American
Revolution’s
origin
came
from
and
out
of
the
colonies
must
be
transported
in
many
areas,
including
political,
social,
and
a
British
vessel,
which
included
colonial
economical,
but
this
is
not
the
case.
The
vessels.
Laws
were
added
onto
this,
one
stating
American
that
all
foreign
goods
going
to
the
colonies
Revolution’s
origin
was
economical
rather
than
political
or
social.
Mercantilism
was
the
first
major
step
collected.
Some
other
laws
stated
that
some
toward
the
revolution.
It
was
a
theory
that
American
products,
like
tobacco,
could
only
be
wealth
was
power,
and
a
country’s
wealth
shipped
to
Britain.
This
resulted
in
a
currency
was
measured
by
the
amount
of
gold
and
shortage
in
the
colonies.
Colonists
soon
turned
silver
in
its
treasury.
“To
amass
gold
or
to
trading
butter,
nails,
pitch,
and
feathers
for
silver,
a
country
needed
to
export
more
than
everyday
needs.
The
situation,
though,
soon
it
imported.
Possessing
colonies
thus
became
dire,
and
the
colonies
started
to
issue
conferred
distinct
advantages,
since
the
paper
money,
which
quickly
lost
its
value.
colonies
could
both
supply
raw
materials
to
Parliament
soon
prohibited
the
colonies
from
the
mother
country
(thereby
reducing
the
issuing
their
own
money.
Although
these
laws
need
for
foreign
imports)
and
provide
a
were
passed,
they
were
loosely
enforced
until
guaranteed
market
for
exports”
(Kennedy,
1763,
so
it
really
wasn’t
much
of
a
burden
on
Cohen,
Bailey;
pg.
127).
In
1650,
Parliament
the
colonists
until
then.
passed
the
first
law
to
regulate
the
mercantilism
system,
the
Navigation
Law.
must
stop
at
Britain
first,
so
tariffs
could
be
bad
for
the
Americans,
they
reaped
the
Although