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Mass media affects public opinion by making it possible for large groups of widely dispersed people to develop collective attitudes regarding public affairs; mass media tells people what issues are important and motivates the public to action. Exposure to media activates people's convictions or causes them to form new ones. As a result, those who control the mass media have the capacity to sway public opinion.
The Georgia colony would make money for Great Britain by plantations which grew indigo, rice, and sugar. They also exported and imported by trading all of the things they grew.