[Toddsterpatriot]

The government protected its merchants and kept others out through trade barriers, regulations, and subsidies to domestic industries in order to maximize exports from and minimize imports to the realm.

So British taxes on US tea consumption are bad, but US taxes on US tea consumption are good?

[central_va]

I don't think you are capable of understanding trade and history. Try reading and opening your mind up.

The colonies could not protect fledgling industries by putting tariffs on British imports. As soon as the war was won and the Constitution adopted the first thing the first congress did was pass the tariff act which promoted/protested US industry, paid for the war and made the USA a major player in the industrial revolution of the 19th century instead of being left out if it.