Answer:
it was a small market town
Explanation:
Manchester remained a small market town until the late 18th century and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. from Wikipedia
The actual purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766 was to save UK from embarrassment, and to abolish the Stamp Act and lessen the impact of Sugar Act without admitting that they UK was wrong to introduce them in the first place: the Declaratory Act was phrased only as to declare anew the right of the Crown over the colonies.
It mostly protected the states rights and powers not even the government couldn't take it away as said in the New Tenth Amendment.
Maize is another word for corn.
In many languages, the word for corn is similar to the word "maize."