I think they did not want to give up
Restraining imports and encouraging exports
The Americans were upset over the Stamp Act because Great Britain imposed an internal tax on all paper documents in her colonies. If the Americans wanted anything printed, it had to be printed in the United Kingdom and there was a tax or levy imposed on the printed documents. The reason for the Stamp Act was that Great Britain was in debt after the Seven Years War, and she was looking to recoup her losses after the war. Needless to say, the Americans were very unhappy that they were being punished for the war.
I think the answer is that the Sumerian city was connected with religion because a ziggurat is a temple that is located in a sacred space and they are dedicated to a deity
The oil fields would enable Germany to fuel their air forces, making them harder to defeat.
