Blockade runners. You are doing guided reading activity 11-2
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Great Britain reacted to the continental system in a very dramatic way. First, the thought it was horrible, then they tried getting rid of it but it didnt happen. *newpost* Above answer is not very clear. Britain reacted by setting up their own blockade. When Napoleon made his continental system, he blocked out Britain from trade very weakly. In return, Britain made an extremely powerful blockade that dominated France's blockade. Britain had a much stronger navy that was capable of such a feat.
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They did not have their people everywhere (they wouldn't have had the manpower for that) but they had soldiers and customs and tax officers in all the coastal cities who saw to it that only ships and goods were handled that were allowed there and that in- and export duties were paid. But practically all colonies that had goods to import or export that were much in demand, had smugglers going in and out. The mother countries had usually ships patrolling suspected areas, but with a varying degree of succes. Especially the US Colonies were (in)famous for the amount of goods being smuggled.
The impact of the steam engine on the production of British goods was the increase in supply and demand. Britain was able to transport goods more efficiently.
Here are some goods that peddlers carried to outlying areas:clockshatchetsbinsribbonsmatchesmedicinebooksbasketsbroomsclocks