C. Stock is indeed traded on respected markets (ex; NY stock exchange) but is regulated by the governing body of that countries stock market (in my case the U.S. Gov regulates the Stock exchange in the U.S.).<span />
It provided the philosophical underpinnings that is reflected in the Declaration of Independence.
They were not treated well at all.some of their houses were vandalized or burned.others were beaten or got tar and feathered(thats when people stripped others of their clothes,poured hot tar on them and covered them with chicken feathers.)after the war the loyalists were kicked out of the country and went off to to british canada.
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