I mean for many of the survivors, it was hard to rebuild after enduring such a tragic moment. Seeing so many friends, people, and family perish in front of their eyes at the thousands :(
A nations power based on wealth is called is usually referred to as GDP, or "Gross Domestic Product" (if I'm understanding the question correctly. Although this isn't always a great indicator of the fundamental "health" of the country.<span />
In simplest terms, the Boston Tea Party happened as a result of “taxation without representation”, yet the cause is more complex than that. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War.
The U.S government set out to dispossess the Native Americans of their remaining rich lands and drive them westward.
