It kept the church from gaining to much power and the govt from gaining too much power it went both ways to cause neutral power between the two.
Answer:
Yes, one can hold off from buying something or stock up on something because of expectations.
in my words they were shooketh.
but in school words:
The news of the Boston Tea Party reached London, England on January 20, 1774, and as a result the British shut down Boston Harbor until all of the 340 chests of British East India Company tea were paid for. This was implemented under the 1774 Intolerable Acts and known as the Boston Port Act.
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