England was seeking raw materials such as lumber and iron ore, and agricultural products. Under the Sugar Act, Britain actually prohibited the trade of iron or lumber with anyone but British interests.
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Imports are all products brought into the colonies most of which were from England. Colonists imported much more than they exported so, the balance of trade was in England's favor. The colonists imported (or made at home) almost everything they needed to sustain life: Clothing, fumiture, tools, silver, books, some foodstuffs, leathergoods, sugar, molasses, weapons and slaves.
Most Native American slaves died from disease or overwork
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England had taxed the colonies unfairly, and they did not want the British soldiers, or redcoats, in their cities. Also, England did not let the settlers settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, so they were enraged. The Boston Massacre, where the redcoats killed several Americans, fed the colonists' anger as well.
work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries.