Answer:
On May 13, 1774, the Boston Town Meeting passed a resolution, with Samuel Adams acting as moderator, which called for an economic boycott in response to the Boston Port Act, one of the Coercive Acts.
Explanation:
(a) Mercantilism pushed some states to find more profitable trade routes to the east.
Defense probably but if rapidly expanding maybe offensive.
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