Because the thirteen american colonies were part of the british empire,
britain encouraged the colonies to trade with other nations.
britain did not want the colonies to trade with other nations.
britain wanted the colonies to sell raw materials at a fair price.
britain sold finished goods to the colonies at the lowest prices.

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.