I know that They were following the rules of Mercantilism to keep foreign goods out. There's most likely more to this, though. I just looked this up and they (the british) needed to pay war debt, which is another reason Colonists were unhappy. They thought the colonists owned them beacause of the French and Indian war success
Many people in lands subject to Muslim rule adopted Islam
I agree, because most of them are in the wrong crowds. This effects the younger generations drastically; therefore, each generations after will be influenced.
