Answer: B. commerce
Explanation:
With the easy access to the sea it would be likely they would participate in commerce
Ok during this time, they were fighting for land, so they wanted: guns, gunpowder, knives, lead for musket balls, rum, cloth, etc they didn't want to lose these things it changed their life and they then depended on it.
The answer is "d. regain land, mineral, and water rights"
This pretty much guaranteed a war and was showing they were not afraid to stray away from britten
Consumers and producers is your answer :)