PTT, you might wish to learn a bit about the History of the United States of America, and look at how it fit into global trade, during the colonial times, into its early time as a new nation, and up unto the present time. It's a continuum. (A good survey of that, and how it influenced our political processes and factions is in Meade's "Special Providence.")
Virginians, for example, do not disavow the part of Virginia's history which was colonial.
So, again, slowly so that you can understand what I wrote up there:
Americans have been involved in global trade since colonial times. Our interests have been influenced by global trade since colonial times, and trade of that nature had an influence on our rebellion against King George.
Last edited by Lonewolf_50; 25th Jan 2012 at 14:02.