Question

Why did some American colonists engage in smuggling and piracy? to collect more money for the British government because that was a way to obtain goods cheaply to stop imports from sailing from other countries because there were no consequences for breaking the law

Answer 1

Answer:

because that was a way to obtain goods cheaply

Explanation:

When the colonies were founded in America, social mobility wasn´t something as common as nowadays, so people would turn to piracy or smuggle to obtain goods cheaply, or make a fortune, because otherwise was almost impossible, people that migrated to the colonies wasn´t always the ones that had it the best in Europe, more often than not they were poor farmers that wanted a chance at a better life, and since the first years of the colonies there were no real authority nor sense of belonging to the crown or the new colony.

Answer 2

Restrictions were placed on what the colonies could manufacture, whose ships they could use, and most importantly, with whom they could trade. British merchants wanted American colonists to buy British goods, not French, Spanish, or Dutch products. In theory, Americans would pay Duties on imported goods to discourage this practice. The Navigation Acts and the Molasses Act are examples of royal attempts to restrict colonial trade. Smuggling is the way the colonists ignored these restrictions.