How the Revolutionary War Affected Merchants

The Revolutionary War had a very negative effect on merchants. As many of you already know, there have been several taxes on various goods. Since the prices went up, that meant that less people could afford those said goods. There have also been numerous boy cots on those goods. As you can imagine, this would negatively affect the sales and the buisness of these merchants no matter if you're in Great Britain or America. So, these merchants, British and American alike, had a mutual feeling of hostility towards the war. This was one of those very few times that they had the same perspective towards the subject of the Revolutionary War.

Very Biased British Website

One website, http://www.redcoat.me.uk, is all about how horrible the Patriots were and that Loyalists remained loyal to the king because. They also didn't want innovation and since they had a sentimental attachment to Britain, they didn't want them to despise them. also, Britain thought resistance to the crown was wrong and they didn't want to take sides. Loyalists also only wanted the bribery and smuggling to stop. Evidently, this website shows that the Patriots were spoiled little kids who had big dream of so-called "freedom" and deserved everything that was coming to them. The Patriots only won because George Washington got info from a spy that the British were celebrating and were caught off-guard. Clearly, the author of this website was a true "Brit".