During the pre-Revolutionary period, American colonists used their market power to rebel by
A) organizing nonimportation associations in response to taxes.
B) organizing powerful labor unions.
C) creating large manufacturing firms that competed with English manufacturers.
D) forming farming cartels that increased the prices of American agricultural exports.
E) All of the above.

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During the pre-Revolutionary period, American colonists protested against British taxes and policies by organizing nonimportation associations, which agreed not to import goods from Britain. This was a form of economic protest against the British government's taxation without representation, rather than forming labor unions, manufacturing firms, or farming cartels.

During the Pre-Revolutionary Period, American Colonists Used Their Market Power