Finally, it was long a favorite belief of the supporters of the Revolution that, as English exploitation of colonial resources had caused the quarrel, the best weapon to bring England to terms was the economic expedient of stopping all commercial intercourse with her.
Du Bois explains the economic motivations behind the Revolutionary War, particularly the desire to disrupt British trade.
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