<span>Accused smugglers were rarely found guilty by colonial juries because people who lived in British colonies resented the British interference in their business dealings. The colonists felt that smugglers were doing the right thing by routing around any real British oversight when it came to imports and exports regarding the colonies.</span>
The absolute monarch Maria Theresa of Austria increase her authority by curbing the power of the nobles and<span> limiting the power of the Church. </span>
