::The North America colonies did not have their own ocean-going ships that could violate a British naval blockade to in order to carry on blackmarket trade and violate British tax laws; the colonies were in fact still part of the British Empire. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 22:55, 3 August 2019 (EDT) | ::The North America colonies did not have their own ocean-going ships that could violate a British naval blockade to in order to carry on blackmarket trade and violate British tax laws; the colonies were in fact still part of the British Empire. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Deep Six the Deep State!'']]</sup> 22:55, 3 August 2019 (EDT) |